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Racial Prejudice : Why Can't We Overcome?

Name: Racial Prejudice : Why Can't We Overcome?
Author: Elaine Pascoe
ISBN: 9780531114025

by Elaine Pascoe

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The United States was founded on the concept of equality, with liberty and justice for all. Historically, however, "for all" has meant for all whites. Racial stereotypes against African-Americans, American Indians, Latinos, and Asian-Americans have been incredibly persistent, and as a result these groups have not enjoyed full equality in society. This book examines the origins of discrimination against each group and demonstrates how the underlying attitudes that sparked this hatred remain such a pervasive part of American culture.

Discusses the causes and history of prejudice against minority groups in the United States, reviewing the damaging effects of prejudice and suggesting ways to eliminate it.

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VOYA - Better Ammon

Discrimination is part of Greenhaven's Opposing Viewpoints series devoted to fostering public dialogue and thought about controversial topics and gnarly issues. Here, editors have selected excerpts and essays from a variety of publications to represent these views. Among the questions posed are: Does discrimination cause economic hardship? Is immigration destroying American unity? Does affirmative action have continuing viability? Are gay/lesbian individuals rendered powerless by discrimination or are they asking for special privileges? Bender provides a comprehensive bibliography, an index, and a list of organizations. In a revision of her 1985 Racial Prejudice: Issues in American History, Pascoe presents answers to similar questions from a historical perspective, looking primarily at stereotyping and resulting racial tension. The focus is on racism and bigotry and their effects on African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. A bibliography and list of organizations is included. Both books offer valuable information and perspective about critical issues in American culture and society today. While Discrimination provides a broader view with its inclusion of gay rights, women's issues, and reverse discrimination, Racial Prejudice offers historical explanations and details related specifically to race discrimination. The list of organizations in Discrimination is understandably longer and more complete, but Racial Prejudice brings nicely to date Pascoe's earlier work, with references to Disney's controversial Pocahantas film and some contemporary civil rights events (although the Million Man March of October 1995 is not included). Index. Photos. Biblio. Note: This review was written and published to address two titles: Discrimination: Opposing Viewpoints and Racial Prejudice: Why Can't We Overcome? VOYA Codes: 3Q 2P M J S (Readable without serious defects, For the YA with a special interest in the subject, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9 and Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12).