Race, Ethnicity, and American Decline

ISBN-13: 9781032582399 / Twarda / 2024 / 368 str.

Cal (Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist Univer

Opis

This historical analysis of racial prejudice in the United States explores the deterioration of the promise of the American Dream for racial minorities, particularly Black Americans.

Spis treści

1. Racial Orders and the Structure of American Life 2. Demographic Stability and Change in American History 3. Citizenship, Suffrage, and Race in America 4.: Race, Ethnicity, and the American Mind 5. Race, Education, and Social Competition 6. Income, Wealth, and Race in America 7. Race and Health in America 8. Housing, Neighborhoods, and Opportunity’s Environmental Context 9. Race, Ethnicity, and the Criminal Justice System 10. Social Justice and the Modern American Promise: The Way Forward

O autorze

Cal Jillson is Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is the author or editor of 14 books including American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change (12th ed. 2023) Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State (9th ed., 2024), Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy (4th ed., 2021), and The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction (2016).