Marginality, Power And Social Structure, Volume 12: Issues In Race, Class, And Gender Analysis (research In Race And Ethnic Relations) (v. 12)

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. Rutlledge M. Dennis Rutlledge M. Dennis Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. -- Jeremy Hein Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. -- Jeremy Hein -- Sadat Obol Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. -- Jeremy Hein -- Sadat Obol -- Mary Jo Deegan Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. -- Jeremy Hein -- Sadat Obol -- Mary Jo Deegan Rutlledge M. Dennis -- Robert J. Dunne -- Janet Mancini Billson -- Thomas H. Jenkins -- Martha K. Huggins -- Kimya Nuru Dennis -- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr. -- Jeremy Hein -- Sadat Obol -- Mary Jo Deegan -- Frederique Van de Poel-Knottnerus and J. David Knottnerus Rutlledge M. Dennis-- Robert J. Dunne-- Janet Mancini Billson-- Thomas H. Jenkins-- Martha K. Huggins-- Kimya Nuru Dennis-- Joseph B. Richardson, Jr.-- Jeremy Hein-- Sadat Obol-- Mary Jo Deegan-- Frederique Van de Poel-Knottnerus and J. David Knottnerus-- Martha A. Jacob. Front Cover......Page 1 Marginality, Power, and Social Structure: Issues in Race, Class, and Gender......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 10 PART I......Page 12 CHAPTER 1. THE AGE OF MARGINALITY......Page 14 PART II: DEFINING MARGINALITY: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES......Page 20 CHAPTER 2. MARGINALITY: A CONCEPTUAL EXTENSION......Page 22 CHAPTER 3. NO OWNER OF SOIL: REDEFINING THE CONCEPT OF MARGINALITY......Page 40 CHAPTER 4. THE MARGINAL MAN: EVOLUTION OF A CONCEPT......Page 60 PART III: YOUTH AND MARGINALITY......Page 80 CHAPTER 5. EXCLUSION, CIVIC INVISIBILITY AND MARGINALITY: THE MURDERS OF STREET YOUTH IN BRAZIL......Page 82 CHAPTER 6. THE IMPACT OF RELIGIOSITY ON DEVIANCE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS......Page 104 CHAPTER 7. SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES......Page 142 PART IV: MARGINALITY AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ETHNICITY AND GENDER IDENTITY......Page 182 CHAPTER 8. ETHNIC BOUNDARIES AND INTERMEDIARIES IN THE RESETTLEMENT OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES......Page 184 CHAPTER 9. MARGINALIZING THE MAJORITY: MIGRATION AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY AMONG UIGHUR MUSLIM WOMEN IN CHINA......Page 202 CHAPTER 10. TRANSCENDING "THE MARGINAL MAN": CHALLENGING THE PATRIARCHAL LEGACY OF ROBERT E. PARK......Page 218 PART V: CLASS AND MARGINALITY......Page 240 CHAPTER 11. THE MARGINAL STATUS OF TEACHERS IN AN ELITE SCHOOL SYSTEM: SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY FRANCE......Page 242 CHAPTER 12. WILLIAM J. WILSON’S “GHETTO-RELATED BEHAVIORS, ”VALUES AND POVERTY: A TEST......Page 264 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 central to marginality and to demonstrate how these issues and problems emanate from the social structure, and are closely linked to power and domination. Intended to be a corrective to the literature on marginality. 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 that emanate from the social structure, and are closely linked to power and domination