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1 online resource (xvi, 438 pages) : illustrations |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; number 479 |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; 479.
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The demography of racial and ethnic groups / Stephan Thernstrom -- Immigration and group relations / Reed Ueda -- What Americans think about race and ethnicity / Everett C. Ladd -- Wrestling with stigma / Shelby Steele -- Residential segregation trends / William A.V. Clark -- African American marriage patterns / Douglas J. Besharov and Andrew West -- Crime / James Q. Wilson -- Health and medical care / Sally Satel -- Supporting black churches / John J. DiIulio Jr |
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Discrimination, economics, and culture / Thomas Sowell -- Half full or half empty? The changing economic status of African Americans, 1967-1996 / Finis Welch -- Discrimination in public contracting / George R. La Noue -- Desegregation and resegregation in the public schools / David J. Armor and Christine H. Rossell -- The racial gap in academic achievement / Abigail Thernstrom -- Schools that work for minority students / Clint Bolick -- Preferential admissions in higher education / Martin Trow -- Racial and ethnic classifications in American law / Eugene Volokh |
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Illusions of antidiscrimination law / Nelson Lund -- Race, ethnicity, and politics in American history / Michael Barone -- The politics of racial preferences / David Brady -- From protest to politics: still an issue for black leadership / Tamar Jacoby -- The new politics of Hispanic assimilation / Linda Chavez -- In defense of Indian rights / William J. Lawrence -- The battle for color-blind public policy / C. Robert Zelnick -- One nation, indivisible / Ward Connerly |
| Summary |
Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America's changing racial and ethnic scene. They clearly show that old civil rights strategies will not solve today's problems and offer a bold new civil rights agenda based on today's realities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Universidad Sergio Arboleda gnd |
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Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions
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Minorities -- Government policy -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Ethnic relations
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Minorities -- Government policy
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Minorities -- Social conditions
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Race relations
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Nationale Minderheit
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Ethnische Beziehungen
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Soziale Situation
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Aufsatzsammlung
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United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140043
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thernstrom, Abigail M., 1936-2020.
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Thernstrom, Stephan
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| ISBN |
9780817998783 |
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0817998780 |
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9780817998738 |
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081799873X |
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