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Race still matters : the reality of African American lives and the myth of postracial society /
More than half a century after the civil rights era of the mid-1950s to the late 1960s, American society is often characterized as postracial. In other words, that the country has moved away from prejudice based on skin color and we live in a colorblind society. The reality, however, is the opposite...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | SUNY series in African American studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface ; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Notes; Bibliography; Part 1: Race ; 1: Reverse Racism: A Discursive History ; Introduction; Jackie Robinson and Pan-Africanism: Early Examples of "Reverse Racism"; Black Power and Racial Uprisings: The Shifting Meaning of "Reverse Racism"; Education and Jobs: "Reverse Racism" in the 1970s; "Reverse Racism" in an Era of Color-Blind Racism; Notes; Bibliography; 2: "The Struggle is Real out Here": The Contextual Reality of Being Black Couples and Families in America; Introduction; Marriage in the Black Community.
- History of Black Families and Marriages in the United States impact of Slavery; Systemic Postracialism: Ignoring through Color Blindness; Social Factors Effecting Marriage and Long-Term Commitment; Male-Female Relationships; Unequal Sex; Socioeconomic Conditions; Income and Education; Black Families: Family Instability, Parenting, and Child Rearing; Black Couples in SES Context; Race as the Primary Impediment; Implications for Working with Couples Therapeutically; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 3: Holy Smoke: Church Burnings, Journalism, and the Politics of Race, 1996-2006; Introduction.
- Ignition (1994-1995)Growth (January-May 1996); Flashover (June 1996); Smoldering (July 1996-1999); Decay? (2006); Raking the Ashes; Notes; Bibliography; 4: Fear of a Black President: Conspiracy Theory and Racial Paranoia in Obamerica; Postrace Talk in Obamerica; Racial Paranoia and Conspiracy Theory; Right-Wing Politics of Fear; The Fake Birth Certificate and Muslim Jihad; Obama's Reptilian-Alien, Illuminati Mind Control Plot; Obama as Closeted ("Down-Low") Homosexual; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Part 2: Structural Inequality.
- 5: From Orchards to Silicon Valley: African American Suburbanization in the U.S. West, the Black San Jose Model, 1945-2010Introduction; Urban Sustainability and Race, 1945-1968; Black Suburbanization in the Post-Civil Rights Era, 1968-1990; San Jose as Case Study for Restrictive Housing in the Postsuburban West, 1968-1990; Black Suburbanization during the Dot-Com Era, 1991-2000; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 6: African American Economic Experiences: Income, Occupations, Savings, Investments, and Social Security Trends since 2000; Introduction; Income and Education and Status in America.
- Employment and EarningsWealth, Net Worth, and Assets; Savings and Investments; Social Security Benefits ; Conclusion; Recommendations; Notes; Bibliography; 7: Confronting an Enduring Legacy: Health-Care Workforce Disparity ; "No Black Nurses to Take Care of This Baby." ; Historical Roots of Health-Care Workforce Disparities; African American Health-Care Workforce; Challenges to Achieving a Diverse Workforce; Institutional Climate/Culture; Educational Pipeline; Racism and the African American Health-Care Workforce; Where Do We Go from Here?; Systems Approach; Notes; Bibliography.