Africa on My Mind
Encounters in the Field
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12463562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Burgess (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Thought and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-5830 • E-ISSN: 2469-8466 |
| Publisher | The University of Kansas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17161/str.1808.5056 |
| OpenAlex | W1994459184 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Mid-American Review of Sociology responsibility. Just as bad theo~~eads to bad policy, good research, driven ?y good theo~, may lead to positive changes. I aspire in my work to make Just such a difference. This goal will be achieved if I am effective in three related areas: (1) by doing good research which reveals that social problems emanate from social structure; (2) by engaging in social criticism, which Herb~rt Gans called for so forcefully in his 1988 Presidential Address to the ~erlc~S?ciological ~ssociation (1989, p. 7); and (3) by being a public socloI?gtst, 1. e.,. by ~emg a keen analyst of society who communicates effectiv~ly to .socIologIsts, students, and the lay public. I have organized my
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |