Robert A. Wortham

W. E. B. Du Bois (eBook, ePUB)

Pioneer American Sociologist

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

W. E. B. Du Bois: Pioneer American Sociologist highlights the contributions of W. E. B. Du Bois on the field of sociology.
Robert A. Wortham shines a light on Du Bois's role in shaping the scientific scope of the sociological perspective through his pioneering contributions in the areas of demography, urban and rural sociology, Southern Black Belt studies, and religion and society. This book provides a journey through the extensive sociological investigations of one of the key figures in the development of sociology in the United States and globally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793610416
• Artikelnr.: 66224629

Autorenporträt

Robert A. Wortham is now retired from academia but was affiliated with North Carolina Central University for thirty-four years (1988-2022).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Tables
Introduction: W. E. B. Du Bois-Pioneer American Sociologist
Chapter 1. Du Bois and the Atlanta Sociological Tradition, 1897-1910
Chapter 2. Pioneering Efforts in the Development of Scientific Sociology
Chapter 3. Philadelphia's Seventh Ward-A Demographic, Urban Sociological
Investigation
Chapter 4. Rural Sociology-The Farmville, Virginia Social Study
Chapter 5. A Black Belt Study-The Unpublished Lowndes County Survey
Chapter 6. The Atlanta Black Church-A Religious Economy Case Study
Chapter 7. Prayer as Social Commentary in Prayers for Dark People
Chapter 8. The Sociological Legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois
Appendix: A Du Bois Primer
References
About the Author