Beyond the Color Line [[electronic resource] ] : New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453337203321
• Autore: Thernstrom Abigail M. <1936-2020.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : Hoover Institution Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0-8179-9878-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (436 p.)
• Collana: Hoover Institution Press publication Beyond the color line
• Altri autori (Persone): ThernstromStephan
• Disciplina: 305.8; 305.800973
• Soggetti: Minorities -- Government policy -- United States; Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions; United States -- Ethnic relations; United States -- Race relations; Minorities - Social conditions - United States; Minorities - Government policy - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword - John Raisian and Larry Mone; Contributors; Introduction; Part One the Big Picture; The Demography of Racial and Ethnic Groups - Stephan Thernstrom; Immigration and Group Relations - Reed Ueda; What Americans Think About Race and Ethnicity - Everett C. Ladd; Wrestling with Stigma - Shelby Steele; Part Two Private Lives and Public Policies; Residential Segregation Trends - William A. V. Clark; African American Marriage Patterns - Douglas J. Besharov and Andrew West; Crime - James Q. Wilson; Health and Medical Care - Sally Satel Supporting Black Churches - John J. DiIulio Jr.; Part Three Economics; Discrimination, Economics, and Culture - Thomas Sowell; Half Full or Half Empty? The Changing Economic Status of African Americans, 1967-1996 - Finis Welch; Discrimination in Public Contracting - George R. La Noue; Part Four Education; Desegregation and Resegregation in the Public Schools - David J. Armor and Christine H. Rossell; The Racial Gap in Academic ; Achievement - Abigail Thernstrom; Schools That Work for Minority Students - Clint Bolick; Preferential Admissions in Higher Education - Martin Trow Part Five Law; Racial and Ethnic Classifications in American Law - Eugene Volokh; Illusions of Antidiscrimination Law - Nelson Lund; Part Six Politics; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in American History - Michael Barone; The Politics of Racial Preferences - David Brady; From Protest to Politics: Still an Issue for Black Leadership - Tamar Jacoby; Part Seven One Nation, Indivisible; The New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation - Linda Chavez; In Defense of Indian Rights - William J. Lawrence; The Battle for Color-blind Public Policy - C. Robert ZelnickOne Nation, Indivisible - Ward Connerly; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America's changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil rights strategies will not solve today's problems and offer a bold new civil rights agenda based on today's realities.