Renowned sociologist Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between 50 and 75--the third chapter--may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person's life.
In these many-layered and masterfully written portraits, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot reaches deep into human experiencefrom the drama of birth to the solemn vigil before deathto find the essence of respect. In her moving vision, relayed through powerfully told stories, respect is not the passive deference offered a superior but an active force that ...
An award winning book by the noted Harvard educator which examines six schools that have earned reputations for excellence.. What makes a good school? A prominent Harvard educator looks for the answers in six schools that have earned reputations for excellence: George Washington Carver High School in Atlanta; John F. Kennedy High School in the ...
Mixing biography and autobiography, casual talk with soul-baring revelations, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot uses a kind of "human-archaeology" to reveal the complex, nuanced lives of six middle-class African American achievers.
"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read...A rich and wonderful book." - "American Journal of Education". A landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of ...
With the objectivity and insight of a scholar and the love and admiration of a daughter, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot recounts the extraordinary life of her mother, Dr. Margaret Morgan-Lawrence, one of the first African-American women to graduate from both Cornell University and Columbia University's School of Medicine to become a physician. 22 pages ...
A stunningly original treasure of a book that reveals the single most powerful ingredient in any relationship, whether personal, professional, or in public life.. In these many-layered and masterfully written portraits, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot reaches deep into human experiencefrom the drama of birth to the solemn vigil before deathto find the ...
}In Ive Known Rivers, sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot practices her unique human archaeology, peeling back the layers of six extraordinary lives. What she creates is a wholly original work, a penetrating portrait of the lives of middle-class African-Americans that has not been seen before.The six storytellers in Lightfoots work are poised in ...
Told by children and adults, these stories offer a sometimes disturbing testimony about the circumstances of life in the contemporary United States. These personal accounts speak of a variety of social concerns, from youth crime and domestic violence to public education and health care.
Told by children and adults, these stories offer a sometimes disturbing testimony about the circumstances of life in the contemporary United States. These personal accounts speak of a variety of social concerns, from youth crime and domestic violence to public education and health care.
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