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The Anatomy of Racial Inequality - With a New Preface (Paperback, 2nd edition): Glenn C. Loury The Anatomy of Racial Inequality - With a New Preface (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Glenn C. Loury
R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Lifts and transforms the discourse on 'race' and racial justice to an entirely new level." -Orlando Patterson "Intellectually rigorous and deeply thoughtful...An incisive, erudite book by a major thinker." -Gerald Early, New York Times Book Review Why are black Americans so persistently confined to the margins of society? And why do they fail across so many metrics-wages, unemployment, income levels, test scores, incarceration rates, health outcomes? Known for his influential work on the economics of racial inequality and for pioneering the link between racism and social capital, Glenn Loury is not afraid of piercing orthodoxies and coming to controversial conclusions. In this now classic work, reconsidered in light of recent events, he describes how a vicious cycle of tainted social information helped create the racial stereotypes that rationalize and sustain discrimination, and suggests how this might be changed. Brilliant in its account of how racial classifications are created and perpetuated, and how they resonate through the social, psychological, spiritual, and economic life of the nation, this compelling and passionate book gives us a new way of seeing-and of seeing beyond-the damning categorization of race. "Paints in chilling detail the distance between Martin Luther King's dream and the reality of present-day America." -Anthony Walton, Harper's "Loury provides an original and highly persuasive account of how the American racial hierarchy is sustained and reproduced over time. And he then demands that we begin the deep structural reforms that will be necessary to stop its continued reproduction." -Michael Walzer "He is a genuine maverick thinker...The Anatomy of Racial Inequality both epitomizes and explains Loury's understanding of the depressed conditions of so much of black society today." -New York Times Magazine

Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987): Glenn C. Loury,... Families, Schools, and Delinquency Prevention (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)
Glenn C. Loury, James Q Wilson
R1,576 Discovery Miles 15 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Are there ways to intervene early in a child's life that might reduce, at a reasonable cost, the probability of his becoming a serious delinquent? The results of some small-scale social experiments have been published suggesting that certain kinds of preschool education and parent training might have desirable and lasting effects. In addition, there is growing evidence that some kinds of medical intervention and certain forms of school organization and ethos could help reduce the rate of misconduct. The authors provide a full-scale assessment of the evidence that might lead to the design of new research and action efforts.

The Shape of the River - Long-term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Paperback, Revised... The Shape of the River - Long-term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Paperback, Revised edition)
William G. Bowen, Derek Bok; Foreword by Glenn C. Loury
R942 R802 Discovery Miles 8 020 Save R140 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Written by two of the most respected figures in higher education, "The Shape of the River" offers to the public what has long been needed: a large dose of crucial, unvarnished fact about affirmative action. Mining new and sensitive information, Bowen and Bok present an analysis that is careful, clear, comprehensive, and, above all, candid. No work tells us nearly as much as this one about the social costs and benefits of affirmative action in our colleges and universities. A brilliant scholarly performance, "The Shape of the River" should be essential reading for anyone seeking a dependable guide through the morass of competing claims that obscure from public attention the questions that need to be posed and the answers that need to be assessed."--Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School

"This important book is a calm, expert, analytical study of race-sensitive college admissions, and what happens afterwards. There is nothing else in the same league. It tells us many things we didn't know, because until now there was no way to know them. The deepest question is: can we make social policy in this area on the basis of fact and reason, or will it all dissolve in ideological certainty?"--Robert M. Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nobel Laureate in Economics

"Instead of relying on preconceived notions and conventional wisdom about race in college and university admissions, Bill Bowen and Derek Bok use facts to examine the record. The result is an invaluable resource for those interested in American higher education and more generally, race in America. It shows that merit and diverse student bodies can be complementary goals and that individuals who have benefited from thepolicy have gone on to excel as contributing members to the life of our country."--Senator Bill Bradley

"With its persuasive evidence about the positive effects of higher education on the social, civic, and economic lives of African Americans, "The Shape of the River" is a real eye-opener. William Bowen and Derek Bok have brought erudition and hands-on experience to the debate over race-sensitive admissions. For all readers struggling to reconcile principles of fairness with the needs of the society, this book offers even-handed appraisals and a wealth of new and compelling facts."--Anne Armstrong, Former Ambassador to Great Britain and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic and International Studies

"This is a fascinating 'must read' book. The authors use a newly constructed database to elucidate the role that highly selective undergraduate colleges play in shaping individual life courses of black Americans and in contributing to the texture and robustness of our society. The issue of race-sensitive admissions is elegantly framed while the reader comes to appreciate the subtleties of the college educational experience . . . an exciting read!"--John Reed, Chairman and CEO, Citicorp

The Anatomy of Racial Inequality (Paperback): Glenn C. Loury The Anatomy of Racial Inequality (Paperback)
Glenn C. Loury
R645 Discovery Miles 6 450 Out of stock

Speaking wisely and provocatively about the political economy of race, Glenn Loury has become one of our most prominent black intellectuals--and, because of his challenges to the orthodoxies of both left and right, one of the most controversial. A major statement of a position developed over the past decade, this book both epitomizes and explains Loury's understanding of the depressed conditions of so much of black society today--and the origins, consequences, and implications for the future of these conditions.

Using an economist's approach, Loury describes a vicious cycle of tainted social information that has resulted in a self-replicating pattern of racial stereotypes that rationalize and sustain discrimination. His analysis shows how the restrictions placed on black development by stereotypical and stigmatizing racial thinking deny a whole segment of the population the possibility of self-actualization that American society reveres--something that many contend would be undermined by remedies such as affirmative action. On the contrary, this book persuasively argues that the promise of fairness and individual freedom and dignity will remain unfulfilled without some forms of intervention based on race.

Brilliant in its account of how racial classifications are created and perpetuated, and how they resonate through the social, psychological, spiritual, and economic life of the nation, this compelling and passionate book gives us a new way of seeing--and, perhaps, seeing beyond--the damning categorization of race in America.

False Black Power? (Paperback): Jason L. Riley False Black Power? (Paperback)
Jason L. Riley; Contributions by John McWhorter, Glenn C. Loury
R405 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R75 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Renewing America’s Civic Compact: Carol McNamara, Trevor Shelley Renewing America’s Civic Compact
Carol McNamara, Trevor Shelley; Contributions by Lara Bazelon, J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Rita Koganzon, …
R2,972 Discovery Miles 29 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Renewing America’s Civic Compact addresses the chief challenges and principal tensions in the operation of our civil society in order to consider possible paths forward. The meritocracy, multiculturalism, issues of race, technology, and populist nationalism in American democracy today are some of the issues that have created more tensions to American public life. Chapters address the condition of civil conversation within the university and across American society. This collection then engages debates over the continued relevance and durability of liberal ideas and institutions; whether we have accessible means and resources to channel digital technology more fruitfully for the sake of human achievement and well-being; and how some have endeavored to revitalize the American civic vocation through both scholarly and practical education. Finally, the volume closes with a call to restore civic friendship, properly understood, as the foundation for renewing America’s civic compact.

Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy - Comparing the USA and UK (Paperback, New): Glenn C. Loury, Tariq Modood, Steven... Ethnicity, Social Mobility, and Public Policy - Comparing the USA and UK (Paperback, New)
Glenn C. Loury, Tariq Modood, Steven M. Teles
R1,794 Discovery Miles 17 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This major comparative study of the social mobility of ethnic minorities in the US and UK argues that social mobility must be understood as a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon, incorporating the wealth and income of groups, but also their political power and social recognition. Written by leading sociologists, economists, political scientists, geographers, and philosophers in both countries, the volume addresses issues as diverse as education, work and employment, residential concentration, political mobilisation, public policy and social networks, while drawing larger lessons about the meaning of race and inequality in the two countries. While finding that there are important similarities in the experience of ethnic, and especially immigrant, groups in the two countries, the volume also concludes that the differences between the US and UK, especially in the case of American blacks, are equally important.

Making Sense - Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity (Standard format, CD, Library Edition): Sam... Making Sense - Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity (Standard format, CD, Library Edition)
Sam Harris, Babette Deutsch, David Chalmers, Anil Seth, Thomas Metzinger, …
R1,425 R1,010 Discovery Miles 10 100 Save R415 (29%) Out of stock
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