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Perception and prejudice : race and politics in the United States /

Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors - leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior - clarify and ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hurwitz, Jon, Peffley, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Based on one of the most extensive scientific surveys of race ever conducted, this book investigates the relationship between racial perceptions and policy choices in America. The contributors - leading scholars in the fields of public opinion, race relations, and political behavior - clarify and explore images of African-Americans that white Americans hold and the complex ways that racial stereotypes shape modern political debates about such issues as affirmative action, housing, welfare, and crime.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 260 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0585384398
9780585384399
9780300143454
0300143451