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Until recently, race relations research has been an understudied and stigmatized area of the social sciences. This volume traces its emergence as a central topic, highlighting the major milestones that established it as a legitimate research domain.
The contributors, key figures in the post-war development of United States race research, relate their own experiences with race and racism and the developing interest in the understanding of race as a social force, giving the reader an insider's view of the field.
List of contents
Introduction - John H Stanfield II
`But Things Are Much Worse for the Negro People¿ - Bob Blauner
Race and Radicalism in my Life and Work
Studying the Ghetto Economy - Daniel R Fusfeld
From Assimilation to Human Nature (and Back) - Milton M Gordon
`Friendly Margins¿ - John H Stanfield II
A Wonderful Afternoon With Hylan Lewis
A Sociologist Prospers in the Race Relations Industry - Lewis M Killian
In Search of an Identity - Harry H L Kitano
Jews, Blacks and A Piece of the Pie - Stanley Lieberson
A Memoir
How Events Shape Theoretical Frames - Thomas F Pettigrew
A Personal Statement
From Home to HBCUs - Richard Robbins
A Sociologist¿s Reflections on Change and Transition in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
White Liberal - Peter I Rose
Some Reflections on Personal and Professional Socialization and the Field of Race Relations
A Francophone African Encounters the Theory and Practice of American Race Relations - Pierre L van den Berghe
Race Stratification and the Culture of Legitimation - Frank R Westie
Summary
Until recently, race relations research has been an understudied and stigmatized area of the social sciences. This volume traces its emergence as a central topic, highlighting the major milestones that established it as a legitimate research domain. The contributors, key figures in the post-war development of United States race research, relate their own experiences with race and racism and the developing interest in the understanding of race as a social force, giving the reader an insider's view of the field.
