Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, UnequalIn this groundbreaking study, Andrew Hacker offers a fresh and disturbing examination of the divisions of color and class in present-day America, analyzing the conditions that keep black and white Americans dangerously far apart in their ability to achieve the American dream. Why, despite continued efforts to increase understanding and expand opportunities, do black and white Americans still lead separate lives, continually marked by tension and hostility? In his much-lauded classic and updated version reflecting the changing realities of race in our nation, Andrew Hacker explains the origins and meaning of racism and clarifies the conflicting theories of equality and inferiority. He paints a stark picture of racial inequality in America—focusing on family life, education, income, and employment—and explores the controversies over politics, crime, and the causes of the gap between the races. Reasoned, accurate, and devastating, Two Nations demonstrates how this great and dividing issue has defined America's history and the pivotal role it will play in the future. |
Contents
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Do the Races Really Differ? | 87 |
How Much Is Due to Bias? | 109 |
Qualifications and Quotas | 125 |
Ethnicity and Achievement | 155 |
Voluntary and Imposed | 173 |
Whats Best for Black Children? | 189 |
The Role Race Plays | 207 |
Statistical Sources | 253 |
Acknowledgments | 261 |
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Page ix - Two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets; who are formed by a different breeding, are fed by a different food, are ordered by different manners, and are not governed by the same laws.
References to this book
The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society David Garland Limited preview - 2001 |
Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning David Theo Goldberg No preview available - 1993 |