ISBN:
0060578629
,
9780060578626
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 181 S.
Edition:
1. ed.
DDC:
305.896073
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Politik
;
Psychologie
;
Schwarze. USA
;
African Americans Politics and government 20th century
;
Racism
;
Racism Psychological aspects
;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
USA
;
United States Race relations
;
United States Race relations
;
Psychological aspects
;
USA
;
USA
;
Bürgerrechtsbewegung
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
Abstract:
Since the civil rights victories of the 1960s, our governments and universities, eager to avoid charges of racism, have made a show of taking responsibility for the problems of black Americans. In doing so, Steele asserts, they have only further exploited blacks, viewing them always as victims, never as equals. This phenomenon, which he calls white guilt, is a way for whites to keep up appearances, to feel righteous, and to acquire an easy moral authority--all without addressing the real underlying problems. Steele argues that calls for diversity and programs of affirmative action serve only to stigmatize minorities, portraying them not as capable individuals but as people defined by their membership in a group for which exceptions must be made. Through his articulate analysis of the last half-century of American race relations, Steele calls for a new culture of personal responsibility, a commitment to principles that can fill the moral void created by white guilt.--From publisher description.
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