Eliminating Racism : Profiles in Controversy

Katz, Phyllis A.; Taylor, Dalmas A. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0306426315 / ISBN 13: 9780306426315

Editore: Plenum Press, 1988

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Riassunto:

The chapters presented here provide the reader with an awareness of the divergent views of what constitutes racism and frameworks for reducing it.

Contenuti: 1 Introduction.- I. Theoretical Controversies.- 2 Integration and Pluralism.- 3 The Future of Pluralism Revisited.- 4 Symbolic Racism.- 5 Group Conflict, Prejudice, and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes.- II. Racism Toward Blacks: How Generalizable?.- 6 Racism in Black and White: A Bicultural Model of Reaction and Evolution.- 7 Racism toward Hispanics: The Culturally Monolithic Society.- 8 Seeking Convergence in Race Relations Research: Japanese-Americans and the Resurrection of the Internment.- 9 Stereotypical Images, American Indians, and Prejudice.- 10 Racism and Sexism: Comparisons and Conflicts.- III. Social Policy.- 11 School Desegregation: The Social Science Role.- 12 The 1954 Social Science Statement and School Desegregation: A Reply to Gerard.- 13 School Busing: A Time for Change.- 14 The Contribution of School Desegregation to Academic Achievement and Racial Integration.- 15 Desegregation, Jigsaw, and the Mexican-American Experience.- 16 Contact and Cooperation: When Do They Work?.- 17 The Future of Preferential Affirmative Action.- 18 Affirmative Action and the Legacy of Racial Injustice.- 19 Conclusion.- Author Index.

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Titolo: Eliminating Racism : Profiles in Controversy
Casa editrice: Plenum Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1988
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: As New