Race in the age of Obama . Part 2 / / edited by Donald Cunnigen, Marino Bruce ; contributors, Choolwe Beyani [and sixteen others]

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8
• Soggetto topico: Race relations; Ethnic relations
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): CunnigenDonald; BruceMarino; BeyaniChoolwe
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Race in the Age of Obama: Part 2; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Illustrations; Introduction; PART I: The Obama Election: How about Positive Movement in America's Racial Politics; Chapter 1 Sociologists for Obama: Scholarly Activism in a Presidential Campaign; Introduction; The Obama Presidential Campaign: Its Implications for Black and Progressive Sociologists; Methods; Surveying the Field: Working Group Comparison with Other Groups; Findings and Discussion; "Black and Progressive Sociologists for Obama": What was the Nature of this Movement? ; Respondents' Active Participation and Support in Campaign ActivityOther Campaign Participation; Presidential Policies and the Response of Sociologists; "The Letter," The Working Group, and the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign; Open Letter to Obama and ABS; President Obama's Positions on Gay Rights; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 The Race Problematic in the Age of Barack Obama; A Demographic Profile of Obama's 2008 Victory; A Theoretical Framework of Racism and the Race Problematic; The Animation of Racism and the Obama Public Policy Agenda; Major Challenges and Summary Conclusion ; Major ChallengesSummary Conclusion; References; PART II: Race and Rights in the Obama Administration; Chapter 3 LGBT Politics and Rights through the Obama Era: President Barack Obama's Evolution on LGBT Issues; Introduction; Views on Homosexuality among African-Americans; The Influence of President Obama's Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage on Ethnic and Racial Minorities; Theorizing about President Obama's Evolving Policy Stance on Marriage Equality; Barack Obama - A Hyper-Cautious Politician; President Obama's Guiding Public Philosophy on Domestic Issues - Civic Universalism ; The Electoral Calculus and Changing Public Opinion on Same-Sex MarriageExplaining Obama's Action on LGBT Issues: Attitudinal Change and Electoral Consequences; President Obama's Evolution on Same-Sex Marriage; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Racial Justice under President Obama: A Misuse of the Bully Pulpit; Introduction; The Bully Pulpit; Racism: Raw Bigotry and Institutional Racism; Institutional Racism in the Age of Obama; Housing Discrimination; Increasing Wealth Gap; Employment; Criminal Justice - The Case of Racial Profiling; Misuse of the Bully Pulpit; "Stop Complaining" ; "No Excuses"On the Trayvon Martin Verdict; Promising Developments; Conclusion: Using the Bully Pulpit Productively; Notes; References; Chapter 5 "This Brother Needs Prayer": An Insider's Critique on Religion, Race, and President Obama's Support of Marriage E...; Two Perspectives on President Obama's Support of Marriage Equality; Religion, Race, and Sexuality on the Macro Level - White Domination and the Taboo of Black Sexuality in America; Religion, Race, and Sexuality on the Micro Level - The Myth of the Strong Black Male in African American Churches ; President Obama and the Myth of the Strong Black Male Savior - Hopes and Difficulties Integrating Religion, Race, and Sexuality
• Titolo autorizzato: Race in the age of Obama
• ISBN: 1-78350-981-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460979103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in race and ethnic relations ; ; Volume 19.