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Losing the race : self-sabotage in Black America /

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A professor of linguistics paints a controversial portrait of defeatism and pessimism in black America that threatens to hold young African Americans back.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McWhorter, John H (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Perennial, 2001.
Edition:1st Perennial ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Psychology.
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
African Americans > Education.
Success > Psychological aspects.
Self-defeating behavior.
Noirs américains > Psychologie.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 1975-
Noirs américains > Éducation.
Succès > Aspect psychologique.
Défaitisme.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Psychologie
Schwarze
Soziale Situation
USA
Schwärze
Since 1975
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Description
Summary:A professor of linguistics paints a controversial portrait of defeatism and pessimism in black America that threatens to hold young African Americans back.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : The Free Press, 2000.
Physical Description:xv, 299 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-283) and index.
ISBN:0060935936
9780060935931