In 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- CONTENTS
- PART I
- CHAPTER ONE DIVIDING AMERICAN SOCIETY
- CHAPTER TWO RACE AND RACISM INFERIORITY OR EQUALITY
- CHAPTER THREE BEING BLACK IN AMERICA
- CHAPTER FOUR WHITE RESPONSES RIGHT AND LEFT GUILT AND SEX
- PART II
- CHAPTER FIVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN DO THE RACES REALLY DIFFER
- CHAPTER SIX THE RACIAL INCOME GAP HOW MUCH IS DUE TO BIAS
- CHAPTER SEVEN EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS AND QUOTAS
- CHAPTER EIGHT EDUCATION ETHNICITY AND ACHIEVEMENT
- CHAPTER NINE SEGREGATED SCHOOLING VOLUNTARY AND IMPOSED
- CHAPTER TEN WHAT’S BEST FOR BLACK CHILDREN
- CHAPTER ELEVEN CRIME THE ROLE RACE PLAYS
- CHAPTER TWELVE THE POLITICS OF RACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Index
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Publisher
ScribnerYear
2010Topic
Social SciencesPrint ISBN
9780743238243
Subtopic
Discrimination & Race RelationseBook ISBN
9781439104941
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