Race in the mind of America : breaking the vicious circle between Blacks and whites /

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Main Author: Wachtel, Paul L., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 1999
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the ironic dynamics of race
  • Talking about racism: how our dialogue gets short-circuited
  • Blaming the victim?
  • The debate over culture
  • Ideology and IQ: moving beyond the Bell curve
  • Is racism inevitable? Motivational foundations of white racial attitudes
  • Prejudice without intention? "Cognitive" foundations of white racial attitudes
  • The complexities of the black response to oppression: strengths and vulnerabilities, pride and self-doubt
  • Integration, assimilation, and separatism: the ambiguities of identity
  • Crime and the multiple causes and effects of inequality
  • Separate neighborhoods, separate destinies
  • Beyond affirmative action: toward a resolution of our divisions
  • Breaking the cycle of poverty and disadvantage: head starts, handicaps, and the importance of ongoing life circumstances
  • Beyond black and white