Interracial contact and social change / George Yancey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yancey, George A., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this thought-provoking analysis, George Yancey reevaluates the controversial "contact hypothesis" as he explores if and when interracial contact can combat the racial animosity and inequality permeating US society. Yancey draws on quantitative and qualitative investigations of interracial religious congregations, families, and friendships to demonstrate that extensive interactions with people of color can alter the racial attitudes of whites. In the process, he challenges the assumption that contact necessarily results in people of color assimilating white values and culture: it may strengthen their socioeconomic positions, but it does not subvert their racial identity. Contact, Yancey concludes, is not a panacea for society's racial ills—but it is a vital supplement to the structural changes that must occur.

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Table 4.1 Selected Questions from the Lilly Surve""; ""Table 4.2 Comparison of Racial Attitudes, by Attendance at a Multiracial Church""; ""Table 4.3 Comparison of Racial Attitudes, by Race of Best Friend, and by Race""; ""Table 4.4 Comparison of Racial Attitudes, by Race of Social Network or Circle ofFriends, and by Race""; ""Table 4.5 Comparison of Racial Attitudes, by Race of Social Network, forHispanics with at Least a High School Diploma""

""Table 4.6 Comparison of Racial Attitudes of Hispanics, by Whether theRespondent Has a High School Diploma""""Table 5.1 Questions Used in the Interracial Family Interviews Study""; ""Table 5.2 Selected Demographic Characteristics of Multiracial Couples""; ""Table 5.3 Number of Individuals Who State That Their Interracial MarriageAltered Their Perception of Specific Issues""; ""Table 6.1 Educational and Income Measures Utilized by the Lilly Survey""; ""Table 6.2 Comparison of Educational Attainment of Different Racial Groups, bya Variety of Racial Diversity Variables""

""Table 6.3 Comparison of Socioeconomic Status of Different Racial Groups, by aVariety of Racial Diversity Variables""""Table 6.4 Measurements of Whether Black and Hispanic Attendees ofMultiracial Churches Received a Substantial Salary Increase Beforeor After Joining Their Church""; ""Table A.1 Racial Makeup of LSAF Sample""; ""Table A.2 Unstandardized Betas and Standard Errors of Multiracial Church and Racial Minority on Selected Racial Attitude Variables (all respondents)""

""Table A.3 Standardized Betas and Standard Errors of Multiracial Church and Racial Minority for Examining Effects on Selected Racial Attitude Variables (church attendees only)""""Table A.4 Beta Coefficients and Standard Errors for Multiracial Church and Racial Minority in the Measurement of 25% Each""; ""Table A.5 Regression Coefficients of the Effects of the Race of Best Friends on Selected Racial Issues""; ""Table A.6 Regression Coefficients of the Effects of the Racial Diversity of Circleof Friends and the Racial Diversity of All People Known on SelectedRacial Issues""; ""Preface""

""1-Contact: Part of the Problem, or the Solution?""""The Contact Hypothesis""; ""Racial Alienation in the United States""; ""Is Interracial Contact Desirable?""; ""Macro- and Microsolutions to Racial Alienation""; ""Research Data""; ""The Plan of the Book""; ""Notes""; ""2-The Potential Effects of Interracial Contact""; ""Differences in Racial Perspectives in the United States""; ""White Racial Identity""; ""The Potential Effects of Majority and Minority Group Contact""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""3-Where Is Interracial Contact the Most Powerful?""

""Conditions for Productive Interracial Contact""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58826-948-5

OCLC:

1334343826