| Contents |
Introduction: W. E. B. Du Bois-Pioneer American Sociologist -- Du Bois and the Atlanta Sociological Tradition, 1897-1910 -- Pioneering Efforts in the Development of Scientific Sociology -- Philadelphia's Seventh Ward-A Demographic, Urban Sociological Investigation -- Rural Sociology-The Farmville, Virginia Social Study -- A Black Belt Study-The Unpublished Lowndes County Survey -- The Atlanta Black Church-A Religious Economy Case Study -- Prayer as Social Commentary in Prayers for Dark People -- The Sociological Legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois. |
| Abstract |
"Robert A. Wortham shines a light on W. E. B. Du Bois's role in shaping the scientific scope of the sociological perspective through his pioneering contributions in the areas of demography, urban and rural sociology, Southern Black Belt studies, and religion and society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Wortham, Robert (Robert A.). W.E.B. Du Bois Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022] 9781793610416 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022036953 |
| ISBN | 9781793610409 |
| ISBN | 1793610401 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
