Black Reflective Sociology: Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology
ISBN: 9781315432892
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / Routledge
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Subjects: Social Sciences; Anthropology;

John H. Stanfield II, the leading contemporary Black sociologist of knowledge, distills decades of his research and thinking in a set of articles--some original to the volume, others from fugitive sources--that address race in the formation of epistemologies, theories, and methodologies in social science. Stanfield's contributions to the discipline, such as the adoption of restorative justice as an anti-racism solution in multiracial societies and the development of African diasporic sociological reasoning, are highlighted here. Ranging widely across theoretical, methodological, and substantive topics, Stanfield creates a reflective sociology viewed through an African diasporic lens that enriches the thinking and practice of social science.


John H. Stanfield, II (B.A. magna cumlaude, summa cumlaude in Sociology, California State University Fresno, M.A. Ph.D. in Sociology, Northwestern University, Masters of Sacred Theology, Boston University) is Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, African Studies, American Studies, International Studies, Philanthropic Studies, and Sociology and Director of The Research Program on Transcultural and Intercultural Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and is a consulting faculty member with Fielding Graduate University School of Human and Organization Development, a honorary faculty member of Unipalmares University in Sao Paulo Brazil, and is a recent Distinguished Fulbright Chair in American Studies and Sociology at the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is author and editor of numerous articles and books on research methods, African American studies, philanthropy, and social theory.
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