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Jackson John P. <1961-> |
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Titolo |
Social scientists for social justice [[electronic resource] ] : making the case against segregation / / John P. Jackson, Jr |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2001 |
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0-8147-4383-8 |
0-585-43483-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Discrimination in education - Law and legislation - United States - History - 20th century |
Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States - History - 20th century |
Discrimination in education - United States - History - 20th century |
Race discrimination - United States - History - 20th century |
African Americans - Segregation - Psychological aspects - History - 20th century |
Sociological jurisprudence |
Social justice - United States - History - 20th century |
Social scientists - United States - History - 20th century |
Social engineering - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The study of race between the wars -- Effect of World War II on study of racial prejudice -- The American Jewish Congress -- Pre-Brown litigation -- Recruiting expert witnesses -- Testimony of the experts -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown I -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown II -- Committee of social science consultants. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In one of the twentieth century's landmark Supreme Court cases, Brown v. Board of Education , social scientists such as Kenneth Clark helped to convince the Supreme Court Justices of the debilitating psychological effects of racism and segregation. John P. Jackson, Jr., examines the well-known studies used in support of Brown , such as Clark's famous |
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