ISBN:
0226869067
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0226869075
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9780226869063
,
9780226869070
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xii, 344 p. S.
,
24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
Serie:
Studies in communication, media, and public opinion
Paralleltitel:
Print version Talking about Race : Community Dialogues and the Politics of Difference
DDC:
305.800973
Schlagwort(e):
Discussion
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Intergroup relations
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Discussion
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Intergroup relations ; United States
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United States ; Race relations
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Electronic books
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United States Race relations
Kurzfassung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-331) and index
Kurzfassung:
Race, dialogue, and the practice of community life -- Unity and difference in civic life -- Public talk that aims to listen to difference -- The community choice to pursue interracial dialogue -- Choosing the action of talk -- Negotiating unity and difference -- Scrutinizing and listening to stories -- Authority and legitimacy in dialogue -- Public officials and residents in dialogue -- Beyond romance and demons
Kurzfassung:
It is a perennial question: how should Americans deal with racial and ethnic diversity? More than 400 communities across the country have attempted to answer it by organizing discussions among diverse volunteers in an attempt to improve race relations. In Talking about Race, Katherine Cramer Walsh takes an eye-opening look at this strategy to reveal the reasons behind the method and the effects it has in the cities and towns that undertake it.With extensive observations of community dialogues, interviews with the discussants, and sophisticated analysis of national data, Walsh shows that while
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Contents; Preface; 1 Race, Dialogue, and the Practice of Community Life; 2 Unity and Difference in Civic Life; 3 Public Talk That Aims to Listen to Difference; 4 The Community Choice to Pursue Interracial Dialogue; 5 Choosing the Action of Talk; 6 Negotiating Unity and Difference; 7 Scrutinizing and Listening to Stories; 8 Authority and Legitimacy in Dialogue; 9 Public Officials and Residents in Dialogue; 10 Beyond Romance and Demons; Methods Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-331) and index
,
Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
URL:
http://chicago.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226869087.001.0001/upso-9780226869063
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