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Yet it is the abstract, empirical (amoral and apolitical) character of traditional sociology that has all but rendered it irrelevant to the resolution of contemporary social ills. The biased theoretical assumptions of the scientific method (i.e., abstract empiricism) are the social basis for the collective bias otherwise known as the illusion of value neutrality. This collective cultural bias is the social foundation for institutional racism, sexism, theological dogmatism (i.e., denominationalism), and above all, authoritarianism. Indeed, every “ism” is a schism, and schisms divide. Our either\/or logic fosters cultural extremism rather than a universal perspective on humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy digging deep to the true source of our sociological and leadership issues, these essays not only call black and white individuals accountable to the dysfunction present in our shared social experience, but inspire all people to transcend the color line and become part of the solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Sociology of Family: Spirituality Versus Materialism\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Character Development: Making You Your Best Friend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Proper Use of Money\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. One Educational Process Does Not Fit All\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Miseducation of the Black Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. What Happened to the War on Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Black Personality Structure: An Expression of Racial Oppression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. A Philosophical Analysis of Black Academia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Difficulty of Effective Community-Wide Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. How to Wreck a University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Black Intellectuals: Myth or Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. The Sociology of “Party Down”: Saturday Night Versus Sunday Morning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. A Socio-Religious Analysis of the Social Costs of Institutional Racism in a Theoretical Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. White Supremacy: Myth or Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Affirmative Action: Method or Ideology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. A Philosophical Analysis of Democracy, Power, Leadership, and Commitment in American Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. The Twenty-First-Century Civil War: Upside Down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. The Decline of American Social Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. Trayvon Martin: The Aftermath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. “Stand Your Ground” Is Unholy Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. An Analysis of the Political Party System in America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. A Philosophical Analysis of Republicanism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. A Socio-Theological Analysis of Vanity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. An Analysis of Homosexuality: Social Isolationism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. Same-Sex Marriage: Civil Right or Human Right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. The Issue of Sin Is Destroying the Fabric of American Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. A Socio-Religious Analysis of the Ecological Crisis: Human Exploitation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. 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