Two Nations: Black & White, Hostile, Separate, and Unequal
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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, newly updated to reflect 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 current controversies over politics, crime, and the causes of the gap between the races. Illuminating and oftentimes startling, Two Nations demonstrates how race has defined America's history and will continue to shape its future.Publishers WeeklyThe author, a political science professor at Queens College in New York City, contends that whites' deep-rooted, pervasive racism against blacks has created ``America's version of apartheid.'' Many white Americans, especially political conservatives, still harbor the prejudice that blacks are genetically inferior, he states. In an important, powerfully argued, dispassionate report that makes liberal use of tables and statistics, Hacker ( The End of the American Era ) documents racist attitudes and practices in the business sector, reveals the low percentage of blacks enrolled in colleges and exposes white racism in politics, employment practices and education and the public's perception of crime and welfare. Turning to blacks' ``self-inflicted genocide'' through drugs and street violence, he argues that white America shares a large measure of responsibility for this situation because it has fostered a racial chasm--a divide that seems likely to persist unless drastic steps are taken. (Mar.)
Preface1Dividing American Society32Race and Racism: Inferiority or Equality?203Being Black in America354White Responses: Right and Left, Guilt and Sex555Parents and Children: Do the Races Really Differ?736The Racial Income Gap: How Much Is Due to Bias?997Equity in Employment: Qualifications and Quotas1128Education: Ethnicity and Achievement1399Segregated Schooling: Voluntary and Imposed15210What's Best for Black Children?16611Crime: The Role Race Plays18412The Politics of Race207Statistical Sources233References247Acknowledgments256Index257
