Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies , Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law of remedies to show that the conventional wisdom is mistaken. She argues that effectively addressing today's persistent racial disparities requires dispelling the confusion surrounding blacks' own role in achieving equality ...
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Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies , Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law of remedies to show that the conventional wisdom is mistaken. She argues that effectively addressing today's persistent racial disparities requires dispelling the confusion surrounding blacks' own role in achieving equality.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. 190 p.; 24 cm. LCCN 2011276100 Type of material Book Personal name Wax, Amy (Amy L. ) Main title Race, wrongs, and remedies: group justice in the 21st century / Amy L. Wax. Published/Created Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield; Stanford, Calif. : Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution, Stanford University, c2009. Description 190 p.; 24 cm. ISBN 0742562867 (alk. paper) 9780742562868 (alk. paper) LC classification HT1523. W38 2009 Contents The remedial ideal and the demand for racial justice--Group disadvantage and the case of race--Racial disparities and human capital deficits--The psychology of victimization--Is self-help possible? --Reparations, affirmative action, and the relationship of race and class. LC Subjects Race awareness--United States. African Americans--Social conditions. Discrimination--United States. Remedies (Law)--United States. Racism--United States. Equality before the law--United States. United States--Race relations. Other Subjects Rechtsschutz. Soziale Probleme. Selbsthilfe. Rassendiskriminierung. Schwarze. USA. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-177) and index. Series Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society Dewey class no. 973.0496073 Geographic area code n-us---National bib no. GBA973178 National bib agency no. 015299474 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn191727905
