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| The Other Side of Middletown: Exploring Muncie's African American Community | 
 enlarge | Authors: Luke Eric Lassiter, Hurley Goodall, Elizabeth Campbell, Michelle Natasya Johnson
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 627153
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 328
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0759104840
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.896073077265
EAN: 9780759104846
ASIN: 0759104840
Publication Date: May 28, 2004
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Product Description
Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie's black community from the famous study by Lynd and Lynd, Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, the authors uncover the neglected part of the story of Middletown, a well-known pseudonym for the Midwestern city of Muncie, Indiana. It is a uniquely collaborative field study involving local experts, ethnographers, and teams of college students. The book, The Other Side of Middletown, and DVD, Middletown Redux, are valuable resources for community research. Sponsored by the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, Muncie, Indiana.
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Making a difference in a community October 15, 2006
It gives me great pleasure to write the first review for this magnificent book. Not only is it for the student, it is for the lay reader as well.
As to the qualitative researcher-this is a must. It brings together many writers, including those in the community, and gives us a real picture of what is going on in Middletown (Muncie, Indiana) in the present. This community came together to tell their story, along with Lassiter, Campbell, and others.
For the lay reader, this is easily read and understood. My only question is...why don't other communities do as this one has??? Perhaps telling our stories, talking with one another...that might make a difference in the way we get along in America. Not only is the story about race...it combines ethnic beliefs with age and gender differences...
I rec. this book for anyone interested in what can and will happen when a few people try to make a difference...
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