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Race, wrongs, and remedies : group justice in the 21st century / Amy L. Wax.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wax, Amy (Amy L.)
- Series:
- Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
- Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- African Americans.
- Discrimination--United States.
- Discrimination.
- Equality before the law--United States.
- Equality before the law.
- Race awareness--United States.
- Race awareness.
- Racism--United States.
- Racism.
- Remedies (Law)--United States.
- Remedies (Law).
- Race relations.
- United States--Race relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (197 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st print.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield ; Stanford, Calif. : Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University, ©2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies, Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law of remedies to show that the conventional wisdom is mistaken. She argues that effectively addressing today's persistent racial disparities requires dispelling the confusion surrounding blacks' own role in achieving equality.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Remedial Ideal and the Demand for Racial Justice; Chapter 2: Group Disadvantage and the Case of Race; Chapter 3: Racial Disparities and Human Capital Deficits; Chapter 4: The Psychology of Victimization; Chapter 5: Is Self-Help Possible?; Chapter 6: Reparations, Affirmative Action, and the Relationship; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-40171-1
- 9798765179208
- 1-282-60776-6
- 9786612607769
- 1-4422-0027-8
- OCLC:
- 669511739
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