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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.

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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
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