• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Racial Stereotypes
• 3. Racial Stigma
• 4. Racial Justice
• 5. Conclusions Appendix Notes References Index.
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Challenging the orthodoxies of both Left and Right, Glenn Loury is one of the most prominent and controversial black American intellectuals. A major statement of a position developed since the 1990s, this book both epitomizes and explains Loury's understanding of the depressed conditions of so much of black American society at the beginning of the 21st century - and the origins, consequences and implications for the future of these conditions.
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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.
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• Preface.1. What Should We Call Ourselves?2. What's in a Name? The Relation of Names to Identity and Ethnicity.
• 3. What Makes Us Who We Are? The Key to Our Unity and Diversity.
• 4. An Illustration: Hispanic Philosophy.
• 5. Where Do We Come From? Encounters, Inventions, and Mestizaje.
• 6. The Search for Identity: Latin-America and Its Philosophy.
• 7. Foreigners in Our Own Land: Hispanics in American Philosophy. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index of Names. Index of Subjects.
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Written by Jorge Gracia, one of the most influential thinkers of Hispanic/Latino descent, this volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. The book explores central historical and current debates surrounding Hispanic/Latino culture, thought, and identity in the United States, Spain, and Latin American countries. Gracia's interdisciplinary approach is systematic and he uses philosophical analysis along with the history of philosophy to clarify and illustrate his provocative theses. This engaging and enlightening work is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in Hispanic/Latino studies, social policy, and the history of thought and culture.
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• Introduction-- Haleys Choice and the Ethno-racial Pentagon-- From Species to Ethnos-- Pluralism, Cosmopolitanism, and the Diversification of Diversity-- Toward a Postethnic Perspective-- The Ethnos, the Nation, the World-- Epilogue.
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One of Americas foremost intellectual historians places multiculturalism in historical perspective and sorts out its virtues from its vices. . Addressing contemporary racism issues from a historical perspective and stating that conventional toleration of established groups has become counterproductive, a practical study argues that multiculturalism is only serving to further fragment society. Sympathetic with the new ethnic consciousness, Hollinger argues that the conventional liberal toleration of all established ethnic groups no longer works because it leaves unchallenged the prevailing imbalance of power. Yet the multiculturalist alternative does nothing to stop the fragmenting of American society into competing ethnic enclaves, each concerned primarily with its own well-being. Hollinger argues instead for a new cosmopolitanism, an appreciation of multiple identitiesnew cross-cultural affiliations based not on the biologically given but on consent, on the right to emphasize or diminish the significance of ones ethnoracial affiliation. Postethnic America is a bracing reminder of Americas universalist promise as a haven for all peoples. While recognizing the Eurocentric narrowness of that older universalism, Hollinger makes a stirring call for a new nationalism. He urges that a democratic nation-state like ours must help bridge the gap between our common fellowship as human beings and the great variety of ethnic and racial groups represented within the United States.
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