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| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Arthur |
| ISBN: | 9780521879378 052187937X 9780521704953 0521704952 051135472X 9780511354724 |
| OCLC Number: | 79256699 |
| Description: | x, 330 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- 1. Racism -- 1. Racism as a normative concept -- 2. What is racism? -- 3. Institutional racism as an interpretive concept -- 4. Racism and racial inferiority -- 5. Generalizations and stereotypes -- 6. Racial profiling -- 2. Race -- 1. Is it racist to believe in races? -- 2. The idea of social construction -- 3. Social construction and race -- 4. The reality of race -- 5. What race is Tiger Woods? -- 6. Conceptual neutrality? -- 3. Slavery -- 1. A brief history of slavery -- 2. What is slavery? -- 3. Slavery and racism -- 4. The philosophy of slavery -- 5. "All men are created equal" -- 4. Racial equality -- 1. The equal value of persons -- 2. Justice and equality -- 3. Segregation and racial contempt -- 4. Self-respect and self-esteem -- 5. Institutional racism and the United States Constitution -- 6. Is racism natural? -- 5. Poverty and race -- 1. Economic inequality and groups -- 2. Race and I.Q.: the repugnant hypothesis -- 3. Explaining African-American poverty -- 4. Educational achievement and culture -- 5. "Rumors of inferiority" -- 6. Pragmatism's insight -- 6. Compensatory justice: Restitution, reparations and apologies -- 1. Two forms of compensation: restitution and reparation -- 2. Restitution and slavery -- 3. Some puzzles about reparations -- 4. Who owes reparations? -- 5. Tracing the effects of ancient wrongs: the problem of the baseline -- 6. Apologies, guilt and remorse -- 7. Merit and race -- 1. What is merit? -- 2. Merit and institutional goals -- 3. How merit matters -- 4. The "myth" of merit? -- 5. When is race a qualification? -- 8. Affirmative Action and equal opportunity -- 1. Debating affirmative action -- 2. Is affirmative action self-defeating to blacks? -- 3. Successful lives -- 4. Equal opportunities -- 5. The way forward -- Bibliography -- Table of cases -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | John Arthur. |
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"...a lengthy and important discussion that can be described as informative, nuanced, complex, stimulating, and provocative...Arthur refuses to shy away from tackling the difficult and controversial." -Gloria Cox, University of North Texas, Law and Politics Book Review "[Arthur] challenges 'critical race theory' judiciously, with arguments for which those who approach racism in a more critical vein need good responses...Overall, Arthur's book sheds light on several key conceptual issues that scholars and citizens must navigate to repair the legacy of racism in the United States, particularly the deep history of antiblack racism." Bruce Baum, The University of British Columbia, Perspectives on Politics Read more...
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- Racism -- United States.
- Race discrimination -- United States -- History.
- African Americans -- Civil rights.
- African Americans -- Economic conditions.
- Poverty -- United States.
- African Americans -- Reparations.
- Affirmative action programs -- United States.
- Equality -- United States.
- Merit (Ethics) -- Social aspects -- United States.
- United States -- Race relations.
- Gleichstellung.
- Rassendiskriminierung.
- Wiedergutmachung.
- USA.
- Schwarze.
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