Confronting the American Dilemma of Race: The Second Generation Black American Sociologists SYNOPSIS
Trained between 1930 and 1950, the second generation of black sociologists embraced an assimilations theoretical perspective, yet maintained a distinctive worldview, argue Washington (sociology, Bryn Mawr College) and Cunnigen (sociology, U. of Rhode Island). They present six profiles of some lesser-known sociologists alongside four theoretical papers assessing the social role of the second-generation black sociologists. The editor argues that the acceptance of white liberalism by black sociologists has been a failure and that a genuine black sociology, rooted in the experience of black people, needs to take its place and be communicated broadly to the wider black community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Trained between 1930 and 1950, the second generation of black sociologists embraced an assimilations theoretical perspective, yet maintained a distinctive worldview, argue Washington (sociology, Bryn Mawr College) and Cunnigen (sociology, U. of Rhode Island). They present six profiles of some lesser-known sociologists alongside four theoretical papers assessing the social role of the second-generation black sociologists. The editor argues that the acceptance of white liberalism by black sociologists has been a failure and that a genuine black sociology, rooted in the experience of black people, needs to take its place and be communicated broadly to the wider black community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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