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Book SynopsisThis study seeks to critically examine the field and function of social stratification, with emphasis on Africana phenomena. Phrased another way, this edited volume attempts to study and focus on who gets what and why, with regard to resources and structural application of support. The John Henrik Clarke query is who made this arrangement of leadership in America. Moreover, serving as a reference, this study will assist researchers in contextualizing and thematically examining the structural and resource allocation of disparity exhibited toward Africana people. This manuscript of essays is the first its kind. This study incorporates an interdisciplinary scope to examine the concept of Africana Social Stratification in the subject areas of: history, political science, economics, Africana Studies, and social policy.
Trade ReviewJames Conyers, as Africana Social Stratification: An Interdisciplinary Study of Economics, Policy, and Labor demonstrates, remains the dominant organizer of intellectual cadres of social and behavioral thinking in the field of Africana Studies. This insightful book brings together some of the key theorists and interpreters of social stratification. In my opinion, Conyers' book is long overdue and must be read by those who entertain the idea that they know something about contemporary society. I highly recommend this work for my colleagues and students. -- Molefi Kete Asante, author of Revolutionary Pedagogy: Primer for Teachers of Black Children
Stratification is the timely bridge topic that enlivens the discipline of Africana Studies’ frames of reference for exploring a core subject area of economics, which sometimes gets a too cursory glance. Allowing early, middle, and final key essays on economic stratification, inequality, and business to serve as stabilizing critical infrastructure, this volume weaves studies on Pan-Africanism, gender and racial discourses, insurance, immigration, and more to supply readers with dynamic updated terminologies and evidence of numerous domestic and international conditions. We can now address policy, labor, and wealth issues with new authority. -- Christel N. Temple, University of Pittsburgh
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Africana Sociology and Economics: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Black Social Stratification
James L. Conyers Jr.
Chapter 2: The Emerging Field of Stratification Economics: A Unified Social Science Theory of Race and Inequality?
Greg Price
Chapter 3: Frontstage and Backstage Racial Performances: The Contributions of Backstage Methodological Research
Brittany Slatton
Chapter 4: “Girls Can’t Play No Ball”: The Invisibility of Black Woman Athletes in Film
Drew Brown
Chapter 5: Pan-African Belize: A Case for Praxis
Devon Lee
Chapter 6: Insights Regarding Black-White Economic Inequality from Stratification Economics
James B. Stewart
Chapter 7: A New Era for Labor? The Promises and Perils of the Fast Food Workers Strike Movement
Marcia Walker McWilliams
Chapter 8: Affirming or Dis-confirming America's Promise: Attitudes about Affirmative Action Among Black Americans and Black Immigrants
Anthony D. Greene, LaTasha Chaffin, Maruice Mangum, and Jason Shelton
Chapter 9: An Obsolete People? The Precarious Position of African Americans in the Twenty-First-Century Economy
Robert E. Weems
Chapter 10: New (Pan)-Africanism or Neoliberal Globalization? Introducing Nigeria’s Afri-capitalism and South Africa’s Ubuntu Business
Kiki Odezie
