Historical Foundations of Black Reflective Sociology

Historical Foundations of Black Reflective Sociology
Author: John H Stanfield II
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315427362

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John H. Stanfield II, a leading historian of Black social science, distills decades of his research and thinking in a set of articles—some original to the volume, others from fugitive sources—that trace the trajectories of Black scholars and scholarship in relationship to the broader African American experience over the past two centuries. Stanfield’s signature contributions to this research tradition range from the role of philanthropy in the study and life of African Americans to institutional racism in sociology and the impacts of race on scholarly careers. His analyses run from global formulations to individual biographies, including his own, and stretch from the early decades of social science to the present. This work creates a nuanced historical context for reflective Black sociology that will be of interest to social historians, sociologists, and scholars of color from all disciplines.

A Versatile American Institution

A Versatile American Institution
Author: David C. Hammack
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-02-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0815721951

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America's grantmaking foundations have grown rapidly over the course of recent decades, even in the face of financial and economic crises. Foundations have a great deal of freedom, enjoy widespread legitimacy, and wield considerable influence. In this book, David Hammack and Helmut Anheier follow up their edited volume, American Foundations, with a comprehensive historical account of what American foundations have done with that independence and power. While philanthropic foundations play important roles in other parts of the world, the U.S. sector stands out as exceptional. Nowhere else are they so numerous, prominent, or autonomous. What have been the main contributions of philanthropic foundations to American society? And what might the future hold for them? A Versatile American Institution considers foundations in a new way. Previous accounts typically focused narrowly on their organization, donors, and leaders, and their intentions—but not on the outcome of philanthropy. Rather than looking at foundations in a vacuum, Hammack and Anheier consider their roles and contributions in the context of their times and their economic and political circumstances.

Philanthropic Foundations

Philanthropic Foundations
Author: Ellen Condliffe Lagemann
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 518
Release: 1999-07-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780253112941

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"Foundations are socially and politically significant, but this simple fact... has mostly been ignored by students of American history.... This collection represents an important contribution to an emerging field." -- Kenneth Prewitt, Social Science Research Council

Redrawing the Boundaries of the Social Sciences

Redrawing the Boundaries of the Social Sciences
Author: Philippe Fontaine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108487130

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Leading historians trace the changing fortunes of the social science of social problems since World War II.

Racism in the United States

Racism in the United States
Author: Meyer Weinberg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 704
Release: 1990-05-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0313064601

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This volume represents the most comprehensive book-length bibliography on the subject of racism available in the United States. Compiler Meyer Weinberg has surveyed a wide-ranging group of material and classified it under 87 subject headings, drawing on articles, books, congressional hearings and reports, theses and dissertations, research reports, and investigative journalism. Historical references cover the long history of racism, while the heightened awareness and activity of the recent past is also addressed in detail. In addition to works that fit the narrow definition of racism as a mode of oppression or group denial of rights based on color, Weinberg includes references dealing with sexism, antisemitism, economic exploitation, and similar forms of dehumanization. References are grouped under a series of subject headings that include Civil Rights, Desegregation, Housing, Socialism and Racism, Unemployment, and Violence against Minorities. Items which do not have self-explanatory titles are annotated, and virtually every section is thoroughly cross-referenced. Also included is one section of carefully selected references on racism in countries other than the United States. Unlike the remainder of the book, this section is not comprehensive, but rather provides an opportunity to view racism comparatively. The volume concludes with an author index. This work will be a significant addition to both academic and public libraries, as well as an important resource for courses in racism, sociology, and black history.

The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy

The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy
Author: Mary L. Kelley
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781585443277

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The Lone Star State has produced not only revolutionary heroes and cowboy legends, but also larger-than-life promoters of philanthropic activity. The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy, the first systematic study of the origins of foundation philanthropy in early twentieth-century Texas, chronicles the fortunes, motivations, and benefactions of affluent Texans who pioneered organized giving for the public good. In the three decades following the creation of the George W. Brackenridge Foundation in 1920, donors established approximately 180 private, philanthropic institutions. These charitable-minded organizations funded medical research, established educational scholarships, and supported community projects. In addition to the Brackenridge Foundation, this book features George B. Dealey and the Dallas Foundation, Jesse Jones and the Houston Endowment, Miss Ima and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, the Amon G. Carter Foundation, and the Conference of Southwest Foundations, which united the many foundations in the region. The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy balances personal and family stories with the missions and financial operations of the foundations they established. The

Making a Place for Ourselves

Making a Place for Ourselves
Author: Vanessa Northington Gamble
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1995
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0195078896

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This study describes the attempts by black physicians government officials and health care organizations to create and maintain black hospitals in the USA. It emphasizes the central importance of black hospitals in the lives of black physicians.

Diverse Histories of American Sociology

Diverse Histories of American Sociology
Author: Anthony Blasi
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2005-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9047407415

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The collection tells the story of early American sociology from the vantage point of women, racial, ethnic, regional, and religious minorities, outsiders, and important representatives of intellectual movements that were not merged into the mainstream of the discipline.