Title Race, racism, and reparations / J. Angelo Corlett

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) Contents Race and ethnicity -- What is Latino identity? -- Defending the genealogical concept of Latino identity -- What is racism? -- Surviving evil in the United States: African and Native Americans -- Affirmative action for Latinos? -- Ethnic identity and public policy -- Reparations to Native Americans? -- Reparations to African Americans? Summary If affirmative action and other ethnicity-based social programs are justified, the author believes it is important to come to an adequate understanding of the nature of ethnicity in general and ethnic group membership in particular. In this book, the author reconceptualizes traditional ideas of race in terms of ethnicity. As he makes clear, the answers to the questions "What is a Native American?" or "What is a Latino/a?" have important implications for pubic policy, especially for those programs designed to address historic injustices and economic and social imbalances among different groups in our society. Having supplanted "race" with a well-defined concept of ethnicity, the author then argues for a notion of racism that must encompass not only racist beliefs but also racist actions, omissions, and attempted actions. His aim is to craft a definition of racism that will prove useful in legal and public policy contexts. The author places special emphasis on the broad questions of whether reparations for ethnic groups are desirable and what forms those reparations should take: land, money, social programs? He addresses the need for differential affirmative action programs and reparations policies - the experiences (and oppressors) of different ethnic groups vary greatly. Arguments for reparations to Native and African Americans are considered in light of a variety of objections that are or might be raised against them. The author articulates and analyzes a number of possible proposals for reparations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-247) 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 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Race. Ethnic groups. Racism. Indians of North America -- Social conditions. African Americans -- Social conditions. Minorities -- Government policy -- United States Reparations for historical injustices -- United States Racial Groups Ethnicity ethnic groups. race (group of people) PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy. African Americans -- Social conditions Ethnic groups Indians of North America -- Social conditions Minorities -- Government policy Race Racism Reparations for historical injustices Ethnische Beziehungen Soziale Situation Ethnische Identität Wiedergutmachung Afro-américain. Amérindien. Ethnicité Minorité ethnique. Condition sociale. Politique gouvernementale. Indemnisation. Race. Racisme. United States USA États-Unis. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781501723537 1501723537

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