Race Relations in America - Examining the Facts

This book is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand race in America, drawing on research from a variety of fields to answer frequently asked questions regarding race relations, systemic racism, and racial inequality. This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. This particular volume examines the true state of race relations and racial inequality in the United States, drawing on empirical research in the hard sciences and social sciences to answer frequently asked questions regarding race and inequality. The book refutes falsehoods, misunderstandings, and exaggerations surrounding these topics and confirms the validity of other assertions.Assembling this empirical research into one accessible place allows readers to better understand the scholarly evidence on such high-interest topics as white privilege, racial bias in criminal justice, media bias, housing segregation, educational inequality, disparities in employment, racial stereotypes, and personal attitudes about race and ethnicity in America. The authors draw from scholarly research in biology, genetics, medicine, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and economics (among many other fields) to answer these questions, and in doing so they provide readers with the information to enter any conversation about American race relations in the 21st century as informed citizens.>

A propos de l'auteur

Nikki Khanna, PhD, is professor of sociology at the University of Vermont, USA, where she regularly teaches courses on race and inequality in America.Noriko Matsumoto is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Vermont, USA. Her research focuses on international migration, race and ethnicity, and the sociology of culture. She received her doctorate and M.Phil in Sociology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nikki Khanna, Nikki/ Matsumoto Khanna, Khanna Nikki, Noriko Matsumoto
• Edition: Abc Clio Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 14.06.2021
• EAN: 9781440874000
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7400-0
• Pages: 304
• Thème: Contemporary Debates
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Civil Rights, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Social discrimination and social justice