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The Anatomy of Racial Inequality.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The W. E. B. du Bois LecturesPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674040328
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Anatomy of Racial InequalityDDC classification:
  • 305.896/073
LOC classification:
  • E185
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Racial Stereotypes -- 3. Racial Stigma -- 4. Racial Justice -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: Loury describes a cycle of tainted social information that has resulted in a self-replicating pattern of racial stereotypes that rationalize and sustain discrimination. His analysis shows how restrictions placed on black development by stereotypical and stigmatizing thinking deny a segment of the population the possibility of self-actualization.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Racial Stereotypes -- 3. Racial Stigma -- 4. Racial Justice -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Loury describes a cycle of tainted social information that has resulted in a self-replicating pattern of racial stereotypes that rationalize and sustain discrimination. His analysis shows how restrictions placed on black development by stereotypical and stigmatizing thinking deny a segment of the population the possibility of self-actualization.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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