The anatomy of racial inequality : with a new preface /

Loury describes a 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 restrictions placed on Black development by stereotypical and stigmatizing thinking deny a segment of the po...

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Main Author: Loury, Glenn C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Edition:Second paperback edition.
Series:W.E.B. Du Bois lectures.
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Summary:Loury describes a 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 restrictions placed on Black development by stereotypical and stigmatizing thinking deny a segment of the population the possibility of self-actualization.
Physical Description:xxxiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674260467
0674260465