Marginality, Power and Social Structure: Issues in Race, Class, and Gender Analysis (Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, 12) - Hardcover

Dennis, Rutledge M

 
9780762302772: Marginality, Power and Social Structure: Issues in Race, Class, and Gender Analysis (Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, 12)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0762302771 ISBN 13: 9780762302772
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2005

Synopsis

The articles in this book are intended to be a much-needed corrective to the literature on marginality. In the recent past, and at present, the concept of marginality has been used with little specificity, and when used with specificity, the delineation of the complex dimensions of the term has been less than satisfactory. To illustrate the many ways in which marginality exists and operates in many societies Rutledge Dennis has assembled a rich array of articles designed to highlight the history and evolution of the concept of marginality along with the theorists, issues and situations which prompted the use of the term, and the issues for which the term is applicable today. The very title of the volume comes into play here because, though many of the early marginality theorists took the term into the realm of psychology, the contributors to this volume who discussed the theory highlighted the social structural foundation of marginality. Dennis sought a marriage of theory and research while assembling the articles for this volume. For this reason he actively sought papers which used divergent research strategies to uncover the existence of marginality in its various forms and contexts. Thus, some of the papers utilize ethnographic and life history approaches, whereas others use statistical analysis and historical data analysis. In addition to theoretical and methodological concerns a major theme for this volume is the combination of both theory and method towards an investigation of issues and problems emanate from the social structure, and are closely linked to power and domination.

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0762302771
ISBN 13 
9780762302772
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
234