LEADER 05549oam 2200805I 450 001 9910773606803321 005 20240405202813.0 010 $a1-317-46144-4 010 $a0-7656-3719-7 010 $a1-315-70130-8 010 $a1-317-46145-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315701301 035 $a(CKB)2670000000592572 035 $a(EBL)1968822 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001422764 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12612612 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001422764 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11433090 035 $a(PQKB)11701775 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1968822 035 $a(OCoLC)958106735 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34052 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000592572 100 $a20180706e20152014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRace and social equity $ea nervous area of government /$fSusan T. Gooden 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cTaylor & Francis$d2014 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $a"First published 2014 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso. 311 $a1-322-87884-6 311 $a0-7656-3718-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Nervousness, Social Equity, and Public Administration; Race and Social Equity: A "Nervous Area of Government"; Why Focus on Race?; Social Equity, Public Administration, and Notions of American Democracy; Conclusion; References; 2. The Saturation of Racial Inequities in the United States; Housing; Education; Environment; Conclusion; References; 3. Nervousness Within Individual Public Administrators; Race Talk at Work; Conversational Avoidance; Strategic Colorblindness; Assimilation 327 $aConversational VariabilityPersonal Experience; Cultural Pluralism; Multicultural Mosaic; Conclusion; References; 4. Nervousness in Public Sector Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Values and Goals; Organizational Socialization; Organizational Leadership and Change; Organizational Discourse; Organizational Learning and High Performance; Conclusion; References; 5. Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Beginning Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Implementing Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Acknowledging Institutional Racism 327 $aCitywide Employee Training on Race and RacismDeveloping Agency Plans; Results from the Race and Social Justice Initiative; Sustaining the Work; Conclusion; References; 6. Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience; Public Administration and Social Equity; Assessing Social Equity in Governmental Services; Contemporary Welfare Policy and Race; Findings from Wisconsin Works; Conceptual Model for Racial Disparities Analysis Within Agencies; Conclusion; Appendix 6.1. Interview Protocol; Notes; References; 7. Making Racial Equity Work Visible: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 327 $aAbout the EPAEstablishing the Office of Environmental Justice; EPA Mission, Leadership, and Strategic Planning; Implementing the Work: Operational Structure, Programs, and Activities; Environmental Justice 2.0: Environmental Justice in Action; Conclusion; References; 8. Assessing Racial Equity in Government; Racial Equity Analysis; Assessing Racial Equity in Government; Evaluating Racial Equity Performance; Conclusion; References; 9. Beyond the Diversity Plan: Overcoming Racial Nervousness Within MPA Programs; NASPAA Standards; Culture vs. Climate; Performing a Cultural Audit 327 $aFocusing on Program SpecificsConclusion; Notes; References; 10. Nervousness in a Comparative Context; Government Apologies; Comparative Nervousness; Racial Discrimination and the United Nations; Conclusion; References; 11. Principles for Conquering Nervousness in Government; Principle 1; Principle 2; Principle 3; Principle 4; Principle 5; Principle 6; Principle 7; Principle 8; Principle 9; Principle 10; References; Index; About the Author 330 $aIn this compelling book the author contends that social equity--specifically racial equity--is a nervous area of government. Over the course of history, this nervousness has stifled many individuals and organizations, thus leading to an inability to seriously advance the reduction of racial inequities in government. The author asserts that until this nervousness is effectively managed, public administration social equity efforts designed to reduce racial inequities cannot realize their full potential. 606 $aSocial justice$zUnited States 606 $aEquality$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aPublic administration$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 610 $aadministrator 610 $aadministrators 610 $aarea 610 $adisparities 610 $aindividual 610 $ainequities 610 $anervous 610 $apublic 610 $aracial 610 $atalk 615 0$aSocial justice 615 0$aEquality$xGovernment policy 615 0$aPublic administration$xSocial aspects 676 $a303.3/720973 676 $a303.3720973 700 $aGooden$b Susan.$01461446 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910773606803321 996 $aRace and social equity$93668856 997 $aUNINA