Our Compelling Interests : The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society / Earl Lewis, Nancy Cantor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cantor, Nancy, editor.

Lewis, Earl, editor.

Series:

Our Compelling Interests

Our Compelling Interests ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political sociology.

Democracy--Social aspects.

Cultural pluralism--Economic aspects.

Civil society.

Political sociology--United States.

Civil society--United States.

Democracy--Social aspects--United States.

Democracy.

Cultural pluralism--Economic aspects--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--United States.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

It is clear that in our society today, issues of diversity and social connectedness remain deeply unresolved and can lead to crisis and instability. The major demographic changes taking place in America make discussions about such issues all the more imperative. Our Compelling Interests engages this conversation and demonstrates that diversity is an essential strength that gives nations a competitive edge. This inaugural volume of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series illustrates that a diverse population offers our communities a prescription for thriving now and in the future.This landmark essay collection begins with a powerful introduction situating the demographic transitions reshaping American life, and the contributors present a broad-ranging look at the value of diversity to democracy and civil society. They explore the paradoxes of diversity and inequality in the fifty years following the civil rights legislation of the 1960s, and they review the ideals that have governed our thinking about social cohesion-such as assimilation, integration, and multiculturalism-before delving into the new ideal of social connectedness. The book also examines the demographics of the American labor force and its implications for college enrollment, graduation, the ability to secure a job, business outcomes, and the economy. Contributors include Danielle Allen, Nancy Cantor, Anthony Carnevale, William Frey, Earl Lewis, Nicole Smith, Thomas Sugrue, and Marta Tienda. Commentary is provided by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Patricia Gurin, Ira Katznelson, and Marta Tienda.At a time when American society is swiftly being transformed, Our Compelling Interests sheds light on how our differences will only become more critical to our collective success.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Introduction. The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society / Lewis, Earl / Cantor, Nancy

The "Diversity Explosion" Is America's Twenty- first- Century Baby Boom / Frey, William H.

Part One. Essays

Chapter 1. Less Separate, Still Unequal: Diversity and Equality in "Post- Civil Rights" America / Sugrue, Thomas J.

Chapter 2. Toward a Connected Society / Allen, Danielle

Chapter 3. The Economic Value of Diversity / Carnevale, Anthony / Smith, Nicole

Part Two. Commentaries

Chapter 4. The Diversity of Diversity / Appiah, Kwame Anthony

Chapter 5. Group Interactions in Building a Connected Society / Gurin, Patricia

Chapter 6. Diversity and Institutional Life: Levels and Objects / Katznelson, Ira

Chapter 7. Diversity as a Strategic Advantage: A Sociodemographic Perspective / Tienda, Marta

Notes

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400881260

1400881269

OCLC:

1019688143