1. Sociological Studies of American Blacks.
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Vander Zanden, James W.
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SOCIAL interaction , *ASSIMILATION (Sociology) , *AFRICAN Americans , *RACE discrimination , *MINORITIES , *ETHNIC groups - Abstract
The paper reviews sociological work dealing with American Blacks. In the past five decades three themes have largely dominated the work: (1) a description and documentation of Black disadvantage within American life; (2) an attack upon racist notions of Black biological inferiority; and (3) an interpretation of Black disadvantages as derived from White prejudice and discrimination. The work has been largely static and non-processual in character, derived largely from the structure-function model of society. The paper calls for the employment of multiple models and for emphasis upon a dynamic, processual model of social life. The concepts of network and field appear to offer much promise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1973
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