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Politics of Southern Equality - Law and Social Change in a Mississippi County (Hardcover)
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This path-breaking text deals with the effects of federal civil
rights legislation on the behavior and attitudes of the inhabitants
of a single county in Mississippi--Panola County. These effects are
examined in the three civil rights areas of voting, education, and
economic opportunities. By using this smaller example, Frederick M.
Wirt's broader interest is to show how legislation can be used to
effect social change on a large scale. The need to substitute
empirical knowledge for abstract speculation motivates Wirt's
study. Wirt restricts his study to one county but with conclusions
on comparative studies that illumine the emerging political
sociology of the South. The author sketches the historical setting
of Panola County, emphasizing on the demographic, economic, and
political developments in recent decades. He then examines what has
actually happened in race relations as an effect of civil rights
laws affecting votes, schools, and jobs. Wirt utilizes documentary
material from federal, state, and county sources; local newspapers;
and records from business and other groups. But his closer
understanding comes from personal interviews. Because federal law
is the dynamic factor setting the social system in movement, the
author explains the interactions between public opinion, the
President, and the Congress, which in the end resulted in the laws
on votes, schools, and jobs. He also deals with the differing
machinery of sanctions and enforcement. Law has a huge effect on
social change; and Wirt draws from his empirical study a
systematic, inclusive statement of the factors affecting compliance
with law, in conditions of conventional biases.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2017 |
First published: |
1970 |
Authors: |
Frederick M. Wirt
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
345 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-53037-9 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
Politics & government >
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LSN: |
1-138-53037-9 |
Barcode: |
9781138530379 |
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