Race, equality, and the burdens of history /

John Arthur philosophically addresses the problems of racism and the legacy of past racial discrimination in the United States. Offering a thorough analysis of the concepts of race and racism, Arthur also discusses racial equality, poverty and race, reparations and affirmative action, and merit in w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arthur, John, 1946-2007
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Racism > United States.
Race discrimination > United States > History.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Economic conditions.
Poverty > United States.
African Americans > Reparations.
Affirmative action programs > United States.
Equality > United States.
Merit (Ethics) > Social aspects > United States.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Droits.
Noirs américains > Conditions économiques.
Pauvreté > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Réparations.
Programmes d'action positive > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Affirmative action programs.
Equality.
Poverty.
Race discrimination.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 Racism
  • Racism as a normative concept
  • What is racism?
  • Institutional racism as an interpretive concept
  • Racism and racial inferiority
  • Generalizations and stereotypes
  • Racial profiling
  • 2 Race
  • Is it racist to believe in races?
  • The idea of social construction
  • Social construction and race
  • The reality of race
  • What race is Tiger Woods?
  • Conceptual neutrality?
  • 3 Slavery
  • A brief history of slavery
  • What is slavery?
  • Slavery and racism
  • The philosophy of slavery
  • "All men are created equal"
  • 4 Racial Equality
  • The equal value of persons
  • Justice and equality
  • Segregation and racial contempt
  • Self-respect and self-esteem
  • Institutional racism and the United States Constitution
  • Is racism natural?
  • 5 Poverty and Race
  • Economic inequality and groups
  • Race and I.Q.: The repugnant hypothesis
  • Explaining African-American poverty
  • Educational achievement and culture
  • "Rumors of inferiority"
  • Pragmatism's insight
  • 6 Compensatory Justice: Restitution, Reparations, and Apologies
  • Two forms of compensation: Restitution and reparation
  • Restitution and slavery
  • Some puzzles about reparations
  • Who owes reparations?
  • Tracing the effects of ancient wrongs: The problem of the baseline
  • Apologies, guilt, and remorse
  • 7 Merit and Race
  • What is merit?
  • Merit and institutional goals
  • How merit matters
  • The "myth" of merit?
  • When is race a qualification?
  • 8 Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
  • Debating affirmative action
  • Is affirmative action self-defeating to blacks?
  • Successful lives
  • Equal opportunities
  • The way forward
  • Bibliography
  • Table of Cases
  • Index
  • Last Page.

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