Table of Contents

Introduction
Foundation of Knowledge in African American Studies
The Frazerian Paradigm
The Dialectics of Harold Cruse
The Problem of Legitimacy
Culture, Economics, and the Mass Media
Religious Fragmentation and Social Cohesion
Toward a Theory of African American Health
Revitalization Tendencies
A Concluding Comment
Bibliography

Promotional Information

This volume extends Afrocentric social theory by formulating the problem of structure inequality for African Americans in terms of cultural hegemony.

About the Author

CLOVIS E. SEMMES (Jabulani Kamau Makalani) is Professor of African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University. He has published widely in the areas of African American studies and sociology.

Reviews

?A major contribution to the field of African American Studies as we enter its third decade of formal existence. The subjects, themes, and issues Semmes explores should be the foundation of any African American Studies enterprise.?-The Western Journal of Black Studies

?This is an excellent primer for anyone wishing to understand the dramatic developments in Afrocentric thought in the US since 1990. This book is a major work.?-Choice

"This is an excellent primer for anyone wishing to understand the dramatic developments in Afrocentric thought in the US since 1990. This book is a major work."-Choice

"A major contribution to the field of African American Studies as we enter its third decade of formal existence. The subjects, themes, and issues Semmes explores should be the foundation of any African American Studies enterprise."-The Western Journal of Black Studies