Routledge Black Reflective Sociology: Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology

John H. Stanfield II, the leading contemporary Black sociologist of knowledge, distills decades of his research and thinking in a set of articles―some original to the volume, others from fugitive sources―that address race in the formation of epistemologies, theories, and methodologies in social science. Stanfield’s contributions to the discipline, such as the adoption of restorative justice as an anti-racism solution in multiracial societies and the development of African diasporic sociological reasoning, are highlighted here. Ranging widely across theoretical, methodological, and substantive topics, Stanfield creates a reflective sociology viewed through an African diasporic lens that enriches the thinking and practice of social science. Review "Both of these volumes are an important addition to the wider body of scholarship that has sought to critically explore the evolution of research on race and ethnic relations. Though very much focused on the American literature in this field there is much that scholars from a wide range of disciplines and national contexts can learn from Stanfield's account of the way in which knowledge on race and ethnicity has been produced over the years." --John Solomos, Ethnic and Racial Studies About the Author John H. Stanfield, II is Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, African Studies, American Studies, International Studies, Philanthropic Studies, and Sociology and Director of The Research Program on Transcultural and Intercultural Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University Bloomington and is a consulting faculty member with Fielding Graduate University School of Human and Organization Development, a honorary faculty member of Unipalmares University in Sao Paulo Brazil, and is a recent Distinguished Fulbright Chair in American Studies and Sociology at the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is author and editor of numerous articles and books on research methods, African American studies, philanthropy, and social theory.