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W E B Du Bois’S Sociology: The Philadelphia Negro And Social Science, Tukufu Zuberi

Tukufu Zuberi

Tukufu Zuberi addresses how, as a scholar, W.E.B. Du Bois transcended disciplinary boundaries and genre by providing answers to questions of racial colonialism and enslavement, the role of theory in social change, and the role of race in the dehumanization of the African, to name only a few. Here, the author offers a critical review of Du Bois’s application of sociology to the study of the African diaspora in America in The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study. The article gives an overview of Du Bois’s sociological research as historical, statistical, demographic, and cultural in nature—the type of research that, Du …

L.A. Race Woman: Charlotta Bass And The Complexities Of Black Political Development In Los Angeles, Regina Freer

Regina Freer

Using her platform as owner and editor of Los Angeles's prominent black newspaper the California Eagle from 1912-1951, L.A. race woman Charlotta Bass was at the center of black political life of the city. This article examines her life and political activism as they offer a lens into the history of black community response to the particular demography, geography, politics and economics of Los Angeles and African American's expectations of what life should be like in the city. While black Angelenos confronted pitched job market competition and familiar white resistance to black advancement, blacks in L.A. did experience a form …

Why Don't I Know About These Women?' Classical Theory And The Inclusion Of Women, Jan Thomas

Jan Thomas

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Boomer In A Boom Town, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Presents an article about a woman working as a brakesman/switchman on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston, Texas. Events that led her to Houston; Her function as railroad woman; Challenges faced by workers on the railroad.

Power And Identity In Flux: American Foreign Policy Toward The Middle East, Engin Erdem

ENGIN I ERDEM Dr.

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Dining While Black: Tipping As Social Artifact, Danielle Dirks, S.K. Rice

Danielle Dirks

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How Do Migrants Fare In A Post-Apartheid South African Labor Market, Tukufu Zuberi, Amson Sibanda

Tukufu Zuberi

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South African policies have historically emphasized employment as the reason for immigration. In post-apartheid South Africa, stories about how "immigrants take away our jobs" abound in the mass media, yet few empirical studies have been undertaken to examine the validity of this claim. This study looks at the relationship between migration status, nativity, and labor force outcomes in the post-apartheid labor market.

Standing With The Persecuted: Adjudicating Asylum Applications On Account Of Religion After The Enactment Of The International Religious Freedom Act Of 1998

Craig B. Mousin

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Learning To Walk In Someone Else’S Shoes: Review Of The Promotion Of Social Awareness: Powerful Lessons From The Partnership Of Developmental Theory By Robert L. Selman, Richard Mora

Richard Mora

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The Economic Ascent Of China And The Potential For Restructuring The Capitalist World-Economy, Paul Ciccantell, Stephen Bunker

Paul Ciccantell

The economic ascent of China in the past

two decades is the most dramatic change in

the capitalist world-economy of this period.

Analyses focus on changes in government

control of the economy, the availability of low

cost workers for export production, the historical

characteristics of Chinese economy

and society, and the role of the Chinese government

as a developmental state. All highlight

key parts of China’s economic ascent, but

none addresses what we argue will be the critical

component of future sustained economic

ascent, if it is to take place in China: the role

of raw materials and transport industries …

Pissing On Demand : Workplace Drug Testing And The Rise Of The Detox Industry, Kenneth Tunnell

Kenneth Tunnell

Drug testing has become the norm in many workplaces. In order to get a job, potential employees are required to provide their urine for testing. Pissing on Demandexamines this phenomenon along with the resulting rise of the anti-drug testing movement, or the "detox industry," that works to beat these tests. Strategies include over-the-counter products like "body flushers" that sound innocent but are really designed to mask the presence of illegal drugs to kits advertised in pro-drug publications like High Timesthat make no bones about their real purpose. The first expose of the detox industry in all its manifestations, this book …

Sex Education And Teenage Sexuality, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

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The Sense Of Self In Alzheimer's Disease: The Perspective Of The Person, Phyllis Harris

Phyllis Braudy Harris

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Americans And Genetically Modified Food: Knowledge, Opinion And Interest In 2004., William Hallman, W. Hebden, Cara Cuite, Helen Aquino, John Lang

John T. Lang

This report presents the results from the third in a series of studies examining public perception of genetically modified (GM) food in the United States. All three studies were based on survey results of separate, nationally representative samples of approximately 1,200 Americans taken in 2001, 2003, and 2004. While the survey instrument on which the current report is based maintained many of the same measures of awareness and attitude as its two predecessors, it also included several new queries that assess the ability of respondents to recall specific news stories related to GM food, their interest in the topic, and …