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Race Relations in America - Examining the Facts (Hardcover)
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Race Relations in America - Examining the Facts (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Debates
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This book is an essential resource for anyone who wants to
understand race in America, drawing on research from a variety of
fields to answer frequently asked questions regarding race
relations, systemic racism, and racial inequality. This work is
part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine
the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in
American culture and politics. This particular volume examines the
true state of race relations and racial inequality in the United
States, drawing on empirical research in the hard sciences and
social sciences to answer frequently asked questions regarding race
and inequality. The book refutes falsehoods, misunderstandings, and
exaggerations surrounding these topics and confirms the validity of
other assertions. Assembling this empirical research into one
accessible place allows readers to better understand the scholarly
evidence on such high-interest topics as white privilege, racial
bias in criminal justice, media bias, housing segregation,
educational inequality, disparities in employment, racial
stereotypes, and personal attitudes about race and ethnicity in
America. The authors draw from scholarly research in biology,
genetics, medicine, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and
economics (among many other fields) to answer these questions, and
in doing so they provide readers with the information to enter any
conversation about American race relations in the 21st century as
informed citizens. Addresses beliefs and claims regarding race and
ethnicity in America in an easy-to-navigate question-and-answer
format Draws from empirical research in a variety of scholarly
fields and presents those findings in a single, lay-friendly
location to aid understanding of complex issues Provides readers
with leads to conduct further research in extensive Further Reading
sections for each entry Examines claims made by individuals and
groups of all political backgrounds and ideologies
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