How Sociologists Made Themselves Irrelevant.

The author argues that U.S. sociologists should engage in public sociology and guide government policy. Topics include the study of culture in relation to the social conditions of African-American youth, the role of sociologists in evaluating the U.S. government program Building Strong Families, and the author's co-authorship of the book "The Cultural Matrix: Understanding Black Youth," by Ethan Fosse.