Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts
by20210531
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 304 |
Topics | Affirmative Action;White Privilege;Systemic Racism;Segregation;Racial Stereotypes;Racial Attitudes;Race Relations;Race and Ethnicity;Race;Public Opinion;Police Violence;Media Bias;Job Discrimination;Inequality;Immigrants;Housing;Education;Criminal Justice;Colorism;Bigotry |
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9781440874017
MLA
Khanna, Nikki and Matsumoto, Noriko. Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts. ABC-CLIO, 2021. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440874017.
Chicago Manual of Style
Khanna, Nikki, and Noriko Matsumoto. Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts. ABC-CLIO, 2021. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440874017
APA
Khanna, N. & Matsumoto, N. (2021). Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440874017
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This book is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand race in America, drawing on research from a variety of fields to answer frequently asked questions regarding race relations, systemic racism, and racial inequality.
This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. This particular volume examines the true state of race relations and racial inequality in the United States, drawing on empirical research in the hard sciences and social sciences to answer frequently asked questions regarding race and inequality. The book refutes falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations surrounding these topics and confirms the validity of other assertions.
Assembling this empirical research into one accessible place allows readers to better understand the scholarly evidence on such high-interest topics as white privilege, racial bias in criminal justice, media bias, housing segregation, educational inequality, disparities in employment, racial stereotypes, and personal attitudes about race and ethnicity in America. The authors draw from scholarly research in biology, genetics, medicine, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and economics (among many other fields) to answer these questions, and in doing so they provide readers with the information to enter any conversation about American race relations in the 21st century as informed citizens.
- Addresses beliefs and claims regarding race and ethnicity in America in an easy-to-navigate question-and-answer format
- Draws from empirical research in a variety of scholarly fields and presents those findings in a single, lay-friendly location to aid understanding of complex issues
- Provides readers with leads to conduct further research in extensive Further Reading sections for each entry
- Examines claims made by individuals and groups of all political backgrounds and ideologies
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Race Relations in America: Examining the Facts
Author(s): Khanna, Nikki; Matsumoto, Noriko;Contributors: Khanna, Nikki; Matsumoto, Noriko;Abstract:This book is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand race in America, drawing on research from a variety of fields to answer frequently asked questions regarding race relations, systemic racism, and racial inequality.
This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. This particular volume examines the true state of race relations and racial inequality in the United States, drawing on empirical research in the hard sciences and social sciences to answer frequently asked questions regarding race and inequality. The book refutes falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations surrounding these topics and confirms the validity of other assertions.
Assembling this empirical research into one accessible place allows readers to better understand the scholarly evidence on such high-interest topics as white privilege, racial bias in criminal justice, media bias, housing segregation, educational inequality, disparities in employment, racial stereotypes, and personal attitudes about race and ethnicity in America. The authors draw from scholarly research in biology, genetics, medicine, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and economics (among many other fields) to answer these questions, and in doing so they provide readers with the information to enter any conversation about American race relations in the 21st century as informed citizens.
- Addresses beliefs and claims regarding race and ethnicity in America in an easy-to-navigate question-and-answer format
- Draws from empirical research in a variety of scholarly fields and presents those findings in a single, lay-friendly location to aid understanding of complex issues
- Provides readers with leads to conduct further research in extensive Further Reading sections for each entry
- Examines claims made by individuals and groups of all political backgrounds and ideologies
SortTitle: race relations in america: examining the factsAuthor Info:Nikki KhannaauthorNoriko MatsumotoauthoreISBN-13: 9781440874017Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440874017.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440874000Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 304Publication Date: 20210531Series: Contemporary Debates- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- How to Use This Book ix10
- Preface xi12
- 1. Race: Definitions and Realities 118
- 2. Power and Privilege 3350
- Q5. Does White Privilege Really Exist? 3552
- Q6. Does Asian American Privilege Exist? 4158
- Q7. Among People of Color, Are Those with Light Skin Advantaged over Those with Dark Skin? 5269
- Q8. Is It True That Whites Will Soon Become a Racial Minority in the United States? 5673
- Q9. Is Cultural Appropriation of Minority Cultures by White Americans Equivalent to American Minorities Adopting White Culture? 6077
- Q10. Why Do Many Americans Find Blackface Offensive? 6885
- 3. Systemic Racism in American Life 7592
- Q11. Is Housing Segregation a Relic of the Past? 7794
- Q12. Can Residential Segregation Simply Be Attributed to People Wanting to Live with Those Like Themselves? 86103
- Q13. Did Brown v. Board of Education (1954) End Racial Segregation in Education? 99116
- Q14. Is Education the Key to Racial Equality in America? 106123
- Q15. Do All Races Have Equal Opportunity in the American Workplace Today? 115132
- Q16. Does Racial Bias Negatively Affect the Health of Americans of Color? 121138
- Q17. Does Racial Inequality Exist in Banking and Lending? 132149
- 4. Crime and Criminal Justice 139156
- Q18. Are the Majority of Inmates in American Prisons African American? 141158
- Q19. Is the American Criminal Justice System Racially Biased? 154171
- Q20. Are African Americans More Likely Than White Americans to Be Killed by Police? 163180
- Q21. Is It True That There Are More Black Men in Prison Than in College? 170187
- Q22. Do African Americans Suffer from “Black-on-Black” Crime? 173190
- Q23. Is the American Media Racially Biased in Its Coverage of Crime? 180197
- 5. Social Policy 189206
- Q24. Has the United States Always Been Open and Welcoming to Immigrants? 190207
- Q25. Does Affirmative Action Systematically Disadvantage Whites in Employment and Education? 199216
- Q26. Are Most Welfare Recipients in America Black? 208225
- Q27. Do American Indians and Alaska Natives Get College, Health Care, and Housing for Free? 213230
- 6. Immigration 221238
- Q28. Are Immigrants More Likely to Commit Crime Than Native-Born Americans? 223240
- Q29. Are Most Undocumented Immigrants from Mexico? 227244
- Q30. Are Immigrants Today Assimilating into American Society as Did Earlier Waves? 233250
- Q31. Do Undocumented Immigrants Drain America’s Welfare System? 239256
- Q32. Do Immigrants Take Jobs Away from or Lower the Wages of Native-Born Americans? 244261
- 7. A Post-Racial America 251268
- Index 265282
- About the Authors 285302