The myth of Black progress / Alphonso Pinkney.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pinkney, Alphonso
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The persistence of racism in the United States : Social scientists and the myth of black progress ; The present work
  • Economic decline and the rise of the new conservatism: twin threats to blacks / Walter Stafford : The politics of distribution in an era of restraint: new problems for blacks ; The debate about morals and values enters the political arena
  • Class and race in America
  • White attitudes and behavior toward black people : The decline in prejudiced attitudes ; The prevalence of racial discrimination ; Institutional racism
  • Income, occupation, and unemployment : Income ; Occupation ; Unemployment
  • The black middle class : Defining the black middle class ; Black middle class lifestyles ; Problems of race ; The black middle class and social responsibility
  • And the black underclass : Defining the black underclass ; Permanent unemployment ; Lifestyle ; Personal relations and coping ; Race and youth unemployment
  • Some educational issues : Black education: present status ; Busing ; Open admissions
  • Bakke, Weber, and the myth of reverse discrimination : The decsion ; Some facts about Bakke and affirmative action ; After the Bakke decision ; The Bakke case, blacks, and Jews ; And the case of Brian Weber
  • Black equity in white America.