Mainstreaming Outsiders: The Production of Black Professionals Hardcover - 1987

James E. Blackwell (Ph.D. Washington State University; M.A. and B.A., Case Western Reserve University) has been a Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts/Boston since 1970. Dr. Blackwell has taught ast Case Western Reserve University, San Jose State University, Washington State University, Grambling State University, Tribuvhan University (Nepal) and the University of East Africa (Tanzania). Among the honors received and positions held in professional organizations are: The DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award (1986) and the Spivak Award (1979) of the American Sociological Association; membership in the Sociological Research Association; President of the Eastern Sociological Society (1981-1982); President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) (1980-1981), and Founding President of the Caucus of Black Sociologists (1970-1972). During the Sixties, he directed Peace Corps activities in Tanzania and in Malawi and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service Officer Corps in Nepal. Dr. Blackwell has been an Invited Member of the White House Conference on Aging; Member, Advisory Board and Consultant--United Board for College Development; Member, Research Study and Review Panel, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Member of Special Task Force Conference on "Dismantling Dual Systems in Higher Education;" Member of Special Task Force on "Equality of Opportunity to Graduate and Professional Schools;" Member, "Critical Issues in Higher Education;" and Appointed to the Advisory Committee on Research of the College Entrance Examination Board. His scholarly research and publications have focused on racial and ethnic minorities, race relations theory, desegregation, and the social dynamics of the black community. His major books include The Black Community: Diversity and Unity; Cities, Suburbs, and Blacks (with Philip Hart); Black Sociologists: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (with Morris Janowitz); The P