Voices from Beneath the Veil

Informationen zum Autor Michael E. Hodge, Ph.D., is associate professor of sociology at Morehouse College. Klappentext This book is about race relations that tell the stories of successful African Americans as they negotiate through the turbulence of everyday life. The author conducted a national interview with over two hundred middle class African American respondents. The experiences of these middle class African Americans suggest the need for: -an Afrocentric perspective of the Black experience -a reconstruction of assimilation and marginality theories to more adequately account for the experiences of African Americans -a theory of oppositional culture that demonstrates how African Americans are resisting and changing the traditional ways of thinking about Black/White relations. Zusammenfassung This book about race relations tells the stories of successful African Americans as they negotiate through the turbulence of everyday life. The author conducted a national interview with over two hundred middle class African American respondents and presents his analysis and conclusions in this book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Living In America Chapter 3 American Incorporation Chapter 4 Marginality in America Chapter 5 U.S. Cultural Values Chapter 6 Cultural Opposition Chapter 7 Conclusion

Auteur

Michael E. Hodge, Ph.D., is associate professor of sociology at Morehouse College.

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This book is about race relations that tell the stories of successful African Americans as they negotiate through the turbulence of everyday life. The author conducted a national interview with over two hundred middle class African American respondents. The experiences of these middle class African Americans suggest the need for: -an Afrocentric perspective of the Black experience -a reconstruction of assimilation and marginality theories to more adequately account for the experiences of African Americans -a theory of oppositional culture that demonstrates how African Americans are resisting and changing the traditional ways of thinking about Black/White relations.

Résumé
This book about race relations tells the stories of successful African Americans as they negotiate through the turbulence of everyday life. The author conducted a national interview with over two hundred middle class African American respondents and presents his analysis and conclusions in this book.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Living In America Chapter 3 American Incorporation Chapter 4 Marginality in America Chapter 5 U.S. Cultural Values Chapter 6 Cultural Opposition Chapter 7 Conclusion