Allen
Biographic Data
| ID | 9224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allen |
| FAMILY NAME | Allen |
| SIGNATURE | ALLEN |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dartmouth College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6872-2219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 106 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1934 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
“I Have to Trust God to Protect My Babies”: Anti‐Black Racism, Black Motherwork‐Related Stress, and Religious Coping
This study explores the role of religious coping among Black, predominantly middle class, mothers as a response to motherwork‐related stress. This study considers one broad research question: What is the role of religion in shaping the perceived impact of motherwork‐related stress on Black mothers’ well‐being? To address this question, we utilized theories of motherwork, stress perspective, and vicarious racism to understand religious coping thro…
General Social Theory or Resistant Knowledge Project: The Public Life of Social Constructionism and Its Implications for Liberation Sociology
This paper explores contemporary conceptualizations of social constructionism. I specifically address three queries: (1) What is social constructionism? (2) How have understandings of social constructionism evolved as the concept has diffused into the public sphere? And, (3) In what ways does social constructionism's public life impact liberation sociology in praxis? I ultimately argue that social constructionism, as a theory and framework, draws…
I can't tell you what freedom is 'cause I've never seen it: Addressing the Omission of Liberation Narratives in Sociology
While liberation, or the process of freeing marginalized individuals and groups from societal oppression and domination, is referenced across many sub-disciplines of sociology, it surprisingly remains under-conceptualized in sociological literature. To address this omission, the present study responds to the following query: how, if at all, do Black individuals conceive of a Black liberated future? I draw on data from 65 in-depth interviews with …
America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice
Multimedia Review: Women of the Movement, Season 1
Introduction: The New Book & Media Reviews Section
Is the Black Church Dead: Religious Resilience and the Contemporary Functions of Black Christianity
Recent sociological literature draws attention to the changes in religious affiliation and expression among younger generations. More specifically, extant research suggests that the increase in religious "nones" (those who no longer identify with a religion) and "dones" (those who no longer affiliate with a religious congregation) substantiates the secularization thesis which contends that religion is becoming increasingly insignificant in modern…
Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality, by Todne THOMAS
Public perceptions of American Christianity are too often limited in scope, in many instances focusing exclusively on the theologies and political ideologies of white evangelical communities. Do Black evangelicals exist and, if so, how are their racio-religious experiences distinct? Sociocultural anthropologist Todne Thomas’ second book, Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality, tackles these questions and more, providing much needed n…
The Black Feminist Roots of Scholar-Activism
For centuries our black feminist foremothers have addressed the nuanced marginalization of black womanhood. The influence of both named and unnamed foremothers, however, is carried on through Black feminist scholar-activism. The foremothers of Black feminist sociology embraced the significance of subjectivity, believing that social research could and should facilitate social action. Black feminist scholar-activism is situated within this disposit…
Unapologetic Blackness in Action: Embodied Resistance and Social Movement Scenes in Black Celebrity Activism
American popular culture was established to appease a white audience and continues to operate in such a manner. This pervasive white gaze in the entertainment industry manifests in anti-Black depictions and ideologies. Black celebrities have resisted this distinct form of racial oppression by overtly affirming their Black identity in entertainment spaces. To further explore this phenomenon, the present article examines: How do Black celebrities e…
Crises Collide: Capitalism, Care, and Covid-19
Crises Collide: Capitalism
The Case of Black Millennials
Sociologists have queried over the utility and effectiveness of generational analysis for some time. Here, the authors contend that intragenerational analyses are needed to critically and comprehensively make sense of the social world. Drawing on four presentations during the presidential session titled, '#NextGenBlackSoc: New Directions in the Sociology of Black Millennials,' the authors use Black Millennials as a case to illustrate how racializ…
Teaching & learning guide for: Doing Black Christianity: Reframing Black Church scholarship
Doing Black Christianity: Reframing Black Church scholarship
The Black Church is the oldest social institution in the Black community and has played a significant role in the Black American experience by offering a space to develop Black oppositional consciousness. Despite the strong Black Christian tradition, a comprehensive review of the sociological literature on Black Christianity has yet to be conducted. The present article surveys extant literature and finds that two major frames are utilized when an…
The Lack of a Fully Intersectional Approach to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
Gender-based violence is an issue of major concern in South Africa and is a result of an intersectionality of oppressors. A culture of violence, firmly established by racist and classist historical institutions, remains prominent. In addition, the culture outwardly focuses on tensions of race and class, rather than the oppression of gender. Historical female oppression and patriarchal cultural patterns existed before the introduction of white rul…
International Law and the Resettlement of the (Outer) Chagos Islands
In the Bancoult litigation, the English courts have thus far upheld the Chagossian public law right of abode in the British Indian Ocean Territory (the BIOT or the Chagos Islands) with the exception of the island of Diego Garcia. 1 While these decisions are crucial to the Chagossian people's cause of returning to their ancestral homeland, it is unclear how this displaced and (now) chronically impoverished people could realise this right without t…
Looking Beyond the Bancoult Cases: International Law and the Prospect of Resettling the Chagos Islands
During the 1960s, the US government entered into an agreement with the UK government to construct a military facility in the Chagos Archipelago. The UK government excised the Archipelago from the colony of Mauritius and created the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Diego Garcia was transferred to the United States and the indigenous people of the entire Archipelago were secretly banished. This process led to their chronic impoverishment. In …
Mapping Pathways to Services: Description of Local Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children by Circles of Care
The process of describing existing services for American Indian and Alaska Native children with serious emotional disturbance by the Circles of Care strategic planning initiative is overviewed. We explain why service system description is important and how it helped define the role of evaluation within the initiative. Primary goals and methodologies of the service system description are described. Key findings, challenges and opportunities presen…
On the Sociological Imagination
The social impact of HIV infection on women in Kigali, Rwanda: A prospective study
Race and Ethnicity in the European Context
Some Theoretical Problems in the Study of Youth
American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc., 1941 Membership List
Membership List
On the Sociological Imagination
The social impact of HIV infection on women in Kigali, Rwanda: A prospective study
Race and Ethnicity in the European Context
Some Theoretical Problems in the Study of Youth
Doing Black Christianity: Reframing Black Church scholarship
The Black Church is the oldest social institution in the Black community and has played a significant role in the Black American experience by offering a space to develop Black oppositional consciousness. Despite the strong Black Christian tradition, a comprehensive review of the sociological literature on Black Christianity has yet to be conducted. The present article surveys extant literature and finds that two major frames are utilized when an…
Is the Black Church Dead: Religious Resilience and the Contemporary Functions of Black Christianity
Recent sociological literature draws attention to the changes in religious affiliation and expression among younger generations. More specifically, extant research suggests that the increase in religious "nones" (those who no longer identify with a religion) and "dones" (those who no longer affiliate with a religious congregation) substantiates the secularization thesis which contends that religion is becoming increasingly insignificant in modern…
Unapologetic Blackness in Action: Embodied Resistance and Social Movement Scenes in Black Celebrity Activism
American popular culture was established to appease a white audience and continues to operate in such a manner. This pervasive white gaze in the entertainment industry manifests in anti-Black depictions and ideologies. Black celebrities have resisted this distinct form of racial oppression by overtly affirming their Black identity in entertainment spaces. To further explore this phenomenon, the present article examines: How do Black celebrities e…
Crises Collide: Capitalism, Care, and Covid-19
Crises Collide: Capitalism
The Case of Black Millennials
Sociologists have queried over the utility and effectiveness of generational analysis for some time. Here, the authors contend that intragenerational analyses are needed to critically and comprehensively make sense of the social world. Drawing on four presentations during the presidential session titled, '#NextGenBlackSoc: New Directions in the Sociology of Black Millennials,' the authors use Black Millennials as a case to illustrate how racializ…
International Law and the Resettlement of the (Outer) Chagos Islands
In the Bancoult litigation, the English courts have thus far upheld the Chagossian public law right of abode in the British Indian Ocean Territory (the BIOT or the Chagos Islands) with the exception of the island of Diego Garcia. 1 While these decisions are crucial to the Chagossian people's cause of returning to their ancestral homeland, it is unclear how this displaced and (now) chronically impoverished people could realise this right without t…
Looking Beyond the Bancoult Cases: International Law and the Prospect of Resettling the Chagos Islands
During the 1960s, the US government entered into an agreement with the UK government to construct a military facility in the Chagos Archipelago. The UK government excised the Archipelago from the colony of Mauritius and created the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Diego Garcia was transferred to the United States and the indigenous people of the entire Archipelago were secretly banished. This process led to their chronic impoverishment. In …
Membership List
American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc., 1941 Membership List
Some Theoretical Problems in the Study of Youth
Race and Ethnicity in the European Context
The social impact of HIV infection on women in Kigali, Rwanda: A prospective study
Mapping Pathways to Services: Description of Local Service Systems for American Indian and Alaska Native Children by Circles of Care
The process of describing existing services for American Indian and Alaska Native children with serious emotional disturbance by the Circles of Care strategic planning initiative is overviewed. We explain why service system description is important and how it helped define the role of evaluation within the initiative. Primary goals and methodologies of the service system description are described. Key findings, challenges and opportunities presen…
On the Sociological Imagination
Looking Beyond the Bancoult Cases: International Law and the Prospect of Resettling the Chagos Islands
During the 1960s, the US government entered into an agreement with the UK government to construct a military facility in the Chagos Archipelago. The UK government excised the Archipelago from the colony of Mauritius and created the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). Diego Garcia was transferred to the United States and the indigenous people of the entire Archipelago were secretly banished. This process led to their chronic impoverishment. In …
International Law and the Resettlement of the (Outer) Chagos Islands
In the Bancoult litigation, the English courts have thus far upheld the Chagossian public law right of abode in the British Indian Ocean Territory (the BIOT or the Chagos Islands) with the exception of the island of Diego Garcia. 1 While these decisions are crucial to the Chagossian people's cause of returning to their ancestral homeland, it is unclear how this displaced and (now) chronically impoverished people could realise this right without t…
The Lack of a Fully Intersectional Approach to Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
Gender-based violence is an issue of major concern in South Africa and is a result of an intersectionality of oppressors. A culture of violence, firmly established by racist and classist historical institutions, remains prominent. In addition, the culture outwardly focuses on tensions of race and class, rather than the oppression of gender. Historical female oppression and patriarchal cultural patterns existed before the introduction of white rul…
Teaching & learning guide for: Doing Black Christianity: Reframing Black Church scholarship
Doing Black Christianity: Reframing Black Church scholarship
The Black Church is the oldest social institution in the Black community and has played a significant role in the Black American experience by offering a space to develop Black oppositional consciousness. Despite the strong Black Christian tradition, a comprehensive review of the sociological literature on Black Christianity has yet to be conducted. The present article surveys extant literature and finds that two major frames are utilized when an…
Unapologetic Blackness in Action: Embodied Resistance and Social Movement Scenes in Black Celebrity Activism
American popular culture was established to appease a white audience and continues to operate in such a manner. This pervasive white gaze in the entertainment industry manifests in anti-Black depictions and ideologies. Black celebrities have resisted this distinct form of racial oppression by overtly affirming their Black identity in entertainment spaces. To further explore this phenomenon, the present article examines: How do Black celebrities e…
Crises Collide: Capitalism, Care, and Covid-19
Crises Collide: Capitalism
The Case of Black Millennials
Sociologists have queried over the utility and effectiveness of generational analysis for some time. Here, the authors contend that intragenerational analyses are needed to critically and comprehensively make sense of the social world. Drawing on four presentations during the presidential session titled, '#NextGenBlackSoc: New Directions in the Sociology of Black Millennials,' the authors use Black Millennials as a case to illustrate how racializ…
The Black Feminist Roots of Scholar-Activism
For centuries our black feminist foremothers have addressed the nuanced marginalization of black womanhood. The influence of both named and unnamed foremothers, however, is carried on through Black feminist scholar-activism. The foremothers of Black feminist sociology embraced the significance of subjectivity, believing that social research could and should facilitate social action. Black feminist scholar-activism is situated within this disposit…
Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality, by Todne THOMAS
Public perceptions of American Christianity are too often limited in scope, in many instances focusing exclusively on the theologies and political ideologies of white evangelical communities. Do Black evangelicals exist and, if so, how are their racio-religious experiences distinct? Sociocultural anthropologist Todne Thomas’ second book, Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality, tackles these questions and more, providing much needed n…
Multimedia Review: Women of the Movement, Season 1
Introduction: The New Book & Media Reviews Section
Is the Black Church Dead: Religious Resilience and the Contemporary Functions of Black Christianity
Recent sociological literature draws attention to the changes in religious affiliation and expression among younger generations. More specifically, extant research suggests that the increase in religious "nones" (those who no longer identify with a religion) and "dones" (those who no longer affiliate with a religious congregation) substantiates the secularization thesis which contends that religion is becoming increasingly insignificant in modern…
America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice
General Social Theory or Resistant Knowledge Project: The Public Life of Social Constructionism and Its Implications for Liberation Sociology
This paper explores contemporary conceptualizations of social constructionism. I specifically address three queries: (1) What is social constructionism? (2) How have understandings of social constructionism evolved as the concept has diffused into the public sphere? And, (3) In what ways does social constructionism's public life impact liberation sociology in praxis? I ultimately argue that social constructionism, as a theory and framework, draws…
I can't tell you what freedom is 'cause I've never seen it: Addressing the Omission of Liberation Narratives in Sociology
While liberation, or the process of freeing marginalized individuals and groups from societal oppression and domination, is referenced across many sub-disciplines of sociology, it surprisingly remains under-conceptualized in sociological literature. To address this omission, the present study responds to the following query: how, if at all, do Black individuals conceive of a Black liberated future? I draw on data from 65 in-depth interviews with …
“I Have to Trust God to Protect My Babies”: Anti‐Black Racism, Black Motherwork‐Related Stress, and Religious Coping
This study explores the role of religious coping among Black, predominantly middle class, mothers as a response to motherwork‐related stress. This study considers one broad research question: What is the role of religion in shaping the perceived impact of motherwork‐related stress on Black mothers’ well‐being? To address this question, we utilized theories of motherwork, stress perspective, and vicarious racism to understand religious coping thro…
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