Two nations : black and white, separate, hostile, unequal / Andrew Hacker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hacker, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--United States.

Racism.

United States.

African Americans--Social conditions--1975-.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xv, 272 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Scribner trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2003.

Summary:

Published to coincide with Andrew Hacker's new Scribner hardcover, Mismatch: The Growing Gulf Between Women and Men, Two Nations provides a fresh look at our society's most enduring division. Hacker shines a stark light on the persistence of racial inequalities. He clarifies the meaning of racism, the conflicting theories of superiority and equality, and the unacknowledged factors that feed them, including guilt and sexual fears.

Displaying the balance and accuracy that marked earlier editions of his much-lauded classic, Hacker depicts the realities of family life, income, and employment for blacks and whites alike, and shows their impact on education, politics, and crime. This new edition cogently demonstrates where we are today and why race will play a pivotal role in shaping America in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

1. Dividing American Society 3

2. Race and Racism: Inferiority or Equality? 23

3. Being Black in America 41

4. White Responses: Right and Left, Guilt and Sex 65

5. Parents and Children: Do the Races Really Differ? 87

6. The Racial Income Gap: How Much Is Due to Bias? 109

7. Equity in Employment: Qualifications and Quotas 125

8. Education: Ethnicity and Achievement 155

9. Segregated Schooling: Voluntary and Imposed 173

10. What's Best for Black Children? 189

11. Crime: The Role Race Plays 207

12. The Politics of Race 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index.

ISBN:

0743238249

OCLC:

51615354