The Association of Black Sociologists (ABS) is an American learned society dedicated to the advancement of scholarship by African American sociologists. It is based in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Its official journal is Issues in Race & Society, which it publishes in a partnership with Vanderbilt University's Peabody College.[2]
| Formation | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Washington, D. C. |
| Type | Learned society |
| Purpose | Scholarship, advocacy |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
Key people | James E. Blackwell (first president) |
Parent organization | American Sociological Association |
| Website | associationofblacksociologists |
Formerly called | Caucus of Black Sociologists |
History
editThe history of the Association of Black Sociologists began in 1968, when a group of American sociologists met to encourage the American Sociological Association (ASA) to increase the participation of black Americans in their ranks.[3] It was established in 1970 as the Caucus of Black Sociologists (CBS) at that year's ASA meeting in Washington, D.C.[4] The CBS was influenced by both the women's liberation movement and opposition to the Vietnam War.[5] In 1976, the CBS was incorporated as an independent organization, the Association of Black Sociologists. As a result, it ceased to be a caucus of the ASA.[6]
Membership
editWhen it was founded in 1970, the ABS (then known as the CBS) had 76 members,[3] a number which had grown to 88 by 1979.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Contact". Association of Black Sociologists. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "About Race & Society". Issues in Race & Society. 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ a b Mjagkij, Nina (2013-05-13). Organizing Black America. Routledge. p. 66. ISBN 978-1135581237.
- ^ Wright, Earl (November–December 2009). "The Significance of the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award". Footnotes. American Sociological Association. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ Turner, Bryan S. (2017-12-04). "Caucus of Black Sociologists". The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. p. 1. doi:10.1002/9781118430873.est0043. ISBN 9781118430866.
- ^ Bell, Joyce M. (2014-06-17). The Black Power Movement and American Social Work. Columbia University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780231162609.
- ^ West, Hollie I. (1979-01-01). "Getting Ahead". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-07-04.