This is the first book to assess in a systematic and theoretically informed way the course and status of racism in the post-civil rights era. It convincingly demonstrates that racism continues to exist in contemporary American society twenty-five years after the civil rights revolution.
Smith clarifies the concept of racism through a historical analysis of the doctrine and practice of white supremacy. Then drawing on a variety of data -- surveys, court cases, the academic literature, government and privately collected statistical reports and studies, and personal experiences -- Smith traces the present-day manifestations of racism ideologically, attitudinally, behaviorally, and institutionally. The final chapter presents a detailed critique of the literature on the black underclass and of William Julius Wilson's thesis on the declining significance of racism in explaining the underclass.
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This is the first book to assess in a systematic and theoretically informed way the course and status of racism in the post-civil rights era. It convincingly demonstrates that racism continues to exist in contemporary American society twenty-five years after the civil rights revolution.
Smith clarifies the concept of racism through a historical analysis of the doctrine and practice of white supremacy. Then drawing on a variety of data -- surveys, court cases, the academic literature, government and privately collected statistical reports and studies, and personal experiences -- Smith traces the present-day manifestations of racism ideologically, attitudinally, behaviorally, and institutionally. The final chapter presents a detailed critique of the literature on the black underclass and of William Julius Wilson's thesis on the declining significance of racism in explaining the underclass.
Imprint | State University of New York Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | SUNY series in African American Studies |
Release date | July 1995 |
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First published | July 1995 |
Authors | Robert C Smith |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 224 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7914-2437-7 |
Barcode | 9780791424377 |
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LSN | 0-7914-2437-5 |