| African Americans and the Public Agenda: The Paradoxes of Public Policy Contributor(s): Herring (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761904743 ISBN-13: 9780761904748 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: Who truly represents African Americans in the American political process? If white racism seems to be declining, why does there seem to be increased white resistance to programs that seek to redress equality? And, why do so many programs that were intended to amend inequality seem to exacerbate it? In African Americans and the Public Agenda, editor Cedric Herring and a distinguished group of scholars shed light on these apparent paradoxes. This presidential collection of invited and refereed chapters have been selected primarily from the 1995 Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists. The book presents competing perspectives in a rigorous yet accessible way and will help bridge the gap between scholars and policymakers. Both perceptive and timely, African Americans and the Public Agenda examines a wide variety of issues surrounding race and public policy, thus making it an essential resource for students and professionals in race and ethnic studies, sociology, American studies, political science, and anthropology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 96025340 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.52" W x 8.38" (0.94 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Key issues surrounding race and public policy in North America are examined in this book. For example, who truly represents African Americans in the American political process? Why does there seem to be increased white resistance to programmes that seek to redress equality if white racism appears to be declining? And why do so many programmes which are intended to tackle inequality seem instead to exacerbate it? The contributors to this perceptive and timely volume shed light on these apparent paradoxes. |