ISBN:
0585028273
,
9780585028279
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 204 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Critical America
Parallel Title:
Print version Negrophobia and reasonable racism
DDC:
305.896073
Keywords:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration United States
;
African Americans Civil rights
;
Racism United States
;
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
;
African Americans Civil rights
;
Racism
;
Racism
;
African Americans Civil rights
;
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies
;
African Americans ; Civil rights
;
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
;
Race relations
;
Racism
;
United States Race relations
;
United States
;
United States Race relations
;
United States Race relations
;
United States
;
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Abstract:
Introduction: "Rational" Discrimination and the Black Tax --The "Reasonable Racist": A Slippery Oxymoron --How We Know What We Know: The Typical, the Reasonable, and the Accurate --Why We Blame Whom We Blame: The Typical, the Reasonable, and the Damnable --The "Intelligent Bayesian": Reckoning with Rational Discrimination --Why Rational Discrimination Is Not Reasonable --Race and the Subversion of Rationality --The "Involuntary Negrophobe" --The Involuntary Negrophobe and Dueling Conceptions of Law --Of Mice and Men: Equal Protection and Unconscious Bias --Private Bias and Equal Protection --Restructuring the Maze to Serve Justice --Blame and Punishment: Narrative, Perspective, Scapegoats, and Demons --Framing the Narrative Broadly in Women's Self-Defense Work --Narrative, Consent, and Blame --The Fundamental Fault Line: Determinism versus Antideterminism --"Disadvantaged Social Background" --Opponents Grasp at Straws --Ideological Agendas --Repealing the Black Tax: Breaking the Discrimination Habit --Hypocritical Racists and Aversive Racists --Proving Ubiquitous Unconscious Bias --Combating Unconscious Discrimination in the Courtroom.
Abstract:
Tackling the ugly secret of unconscious racism in American society, this book provides specific solutions to counter this entrenched phenomenon
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: "Rational" Discrimination and the Black TaxThe "Reasonable Racist": A Slippery OxymoronHow We Know What We Know: The Typical, the Reasonable, and the AccurateWhy We Blame Whom We Blame: The Typical, the Reasonable, and the DamnableThe "Intelligent Bayesian": Reckoning with Rational DiscriminationWhy Rational Discrimination Is Not ReasonableRace and the Subversion of RationalityThe "Involuntary Negrophobe"The Involuntary Negrophobe and Dueling Conceptions of LawOf Mice and Men: Equal Protection and Unconscious BiasPrivate Bias and Equal ProtectionRestructuring the Maze to Serve JusticeBlame and Punishment: Narrative, Perspective, Scapegoats, and DemonsFraming the Narrative Broadly in Women's Self-Defense WorkNarrative, Consent, and BlameThe Fundamental Fault Line: Determinism versus Antideterminism"Disadvantaged Social Background"Opponents Grasp at StrawsIdeological AgendasRepealing the Black Tax: Breaking the Discrimination HabitHypocritical Racists and Aversive RacistsProving Ubiquitous Unconscious BiasCombating Unconscious Discrimination in the Courtroom.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-200) and index. - Description based on print version record
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