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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457334003321

Autore

Myers Jim <1941->

Titolo

Afraid of the dark [[electronic resource] ] : what whites and Blacks need to know about each other / / Jim Myers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Lawrence Hill Books, c2000

ISBN

1-306-02978-3

1-56976-586-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

305.8/00973

Soggetti

Racism - United States

African Americans - Attitudes

White people - United States - Attitudes

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Worlds apart -- pt. 2. Close encounters -- pt. 3. Crossing the divide.

Sommario/riassunto

The definitive guide for anyone who has contact with people of another race?in companies, schools, neighborhoods, or other social situations?this book asserts that race is not the unfathomable mystery it is usually made out to be. In a revealing, accessible, and stimulating discussion based on little-known facts and innovative research, this book explains why many whites are uneasy about blacks and how blacks react to this, why numerous blacks suspect the worst from whites, why white explanations don't hold up, why myths about sex remain so prevalent, and what both races can do together t