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Author Kaplan, H. Roy.

Title The myth of post-racial America [electronic resource] : searching for equality in the age of materialism / H. Roy Kaplan.

Imprint Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011.

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Description xvii, 239 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Contents Facing the challenge of diversity -- The origin of our species -- The rise of racism -- Darwin's descendants : contemporary scientific racism -- Justifying the indefensible : rationalizing domination and exploitation -- Why people hate -- Surviving white culture -- You have to be carefully taught : learning about race and racism -- Thinking about race -- Teaching about inclusivity in schools -- Corporate diversity and the cost of color -- Social inequality from the world of work to society -- Racial disparities in health and wellness -- Crime and punishment -- How the military shaped Blacks' progress -- The myth of the meritocracy -- More than talk : why dialogue is not enough.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Racism -- United States.
Racism -- United States -- History.
Post-racialism -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781610480055 (cloth alk. paper)
1610480058 (cloth alk. paper)
9781610480062 (pbk. alk. paper)
1610480066 (pbk. alk. paper)
9781610480079 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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