The new politics of race : from Du Bois to the 21st century / edited by Marlese Durr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Durr, Marlese, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race discrimination--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Race discrimination.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

Minorities--Civil rights--United States.

Minorities.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Race relations--Forecasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line. Du Bois's prophetic statement, made at the beginning of the century, is as true today at the dawn of the 21st century. Presenting fresh, contemporary perspectives on a centuries-old problem, the contributors to this volume, including top scholars in sociology and political science, show that race-politics remains a part of the new millennium despite past efforts to erase discriminatory practices. From an initial reconsideration of the DuBois-Washington debate to Derrick Bell's essay on the pitfalls of doing good, the book illustrates that the debate about race remains a firm part of our social fabric, begging for a solution to change old and new feelings about race in the United States. Grappling with enduring issues of race and identifying new racial realities, the volume examines the white backlash to affirmative action, the organizational structure of affirmative action, the impact of social networks on occupational mobility, upward mobility and minority neighborhoods, and inner-city entrepreneurship. America's changing configuration to a multi-ethnic, multi-racial population is considered in a chapter speculating on the impact for African Americans. In conclusion, the book suggests ways to take positive action.

Contents:

Cover

THE NEW POLITICS OF RACE

Contents

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

REFERENCE

1 The Du Bois-Washington Debate in the 21st Century: Multiculturalism and the African American Community

EDUCATION FOR THE CHOSEN FEW-DU BOIS'S VIEWS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN EDUCATION

DU BOIS AND THE ANTI-BOOKERITES

THE VANGUARD AND THE MUTUALISTIC PERSPECTIVES

CONCLUSION-MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

REFERENCES

2 The White Backlash Against Affirmative Action: The Case of the California Civil Rights Initiative (Proposition 209)

IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ELECTION-THE IMPACT OF 209 ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN CALIFORNIA

CONCLUSION

NOTES

3 Organizational Response to Affirmative Action: Substance or Symbolism?

THE STUDY

A CORPORATE DIVISION OF LABOR

RACIALIZED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND MOBILITY

LOWERED JOB CEILINGS

LIMITED SKILL DEVELOPMENT

DISCUSSION

4 Social Networks and Occupational Mobility: African Americans' Promotion in the Public Sector

WEAK TIES AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

DATA, METHOD, AND MEASURES

CHARACTERISTICS OF JOB SOURCE CONTACTS

EFFECTS OF THE TYPE OF TIE USED

GENDER, RACE, AND STATUS OF SOCIAL TIES

5 Does Race Matter Less for the Truly Advantaged? Residential Patterns in the New York Metropolis

RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION AND SEGREGATION IN NEW YORK, 1990

OUR APPROACH TO STUDYING SEGREGATION

DISPARITIES IN RESIDENTIAL LOCATION

Mobility and Incorporation in the City

The Underclass Neighborhood: Racism after All

Acknowledging Diversity

Policy Implications

6 Inner-city Entrepreneurship: Is Self-Employment a Cure for Poverty?

THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS

CULTURAL THEORIES

DISADVANTAGE THEORY.

HUMAN CAPITAL AND OTHER EXPLANATIONS

METHODS

OPERATIONALIZATIONS

DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

7 The Tattered Web of Kinship: Black-White Differences in Social Support in a Puerto Rican Community

THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF RACIAL-ETHNIC FAMILIES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF RACIAL-ETHNIC FAMILIES IN A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE

DATA AND METHODOLOGY

NO MORE KIN: THE LOSS OF INFORMAL SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS IN PUERTO RICAN FAMILIES

THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS: THE CULTURE-STRUCTURE NEXUS

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

8 The American Population in the Year 2000

CHANGES IN THE U.S. POPULATION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY

DEFINING RACIAL CATEGORIES

REGIONAL VARIATION IN CURRENT POPULATION DIVERSITY

THE MEANING OF DIVERSITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

HOW WE DISCUSS RACE

9 Old Wine in New Bottles: The Reality of Modern Racism

CRAFTING ANTIEGALITARIANISM

DENYING RACISM

THE REALITY OF MODERN RACISM

ATTACKING IMMIGRANT "BARBARIANS" AND MULTICULTURALISM

CONTROLLING IMAGES OF U.S. SOCIETY

Images of People of Color

Images of Whiteness

WHITHER THE STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE?

10 The Difficulty of Doing Good: Civil Rights Activism as Metaphor

11 Moving from Observation to Action: Addressing the New Politics of Race

OBSERVATIONS ABOUT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY

MOVING FROM OBSERVATION TO ACTION

AN EXAMPLE: THE ROLE OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN BUILDING MINORITY ECONOMIC MOBILITY

OUR PROPOSAL: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Index

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400691188

9786610315246

9781280315244

1280315245

9780313011993

0313011990

OCLC:

70747033