NCJ Number
176872
Editor(s)
J A Hurley
Date Published
1998
Length
208 pages
Annotation
This volume presents 32 articles and book excerpts that provide contrasting perspectives on issues related to racism, including the seriousness of the issue, whether racism is institutionalized in the United States, whether affirmative action remedies the effects of racism, and how racial problems can be resolved.
Abstract
Individual papers argue that racism is not declining, that racist hate groups are thriving on the Internet, that church arsons are evidence of widespread racism, that white racism is subsiding, that most church arsons are not racially motivated, and the black people have made significant progress in society. Additional papers argue that black people experience economic discrimination, that the criminal justice system is racist, that racism in the criminal justice system is exaggerated, and that current drug laws are not racist. Other papers argue that affirmative action stigmatizes minorities, that affirmative action is unjust, that arguments against affirmative action are based on misinformation, and that affirmative action is needed to counter white male advantage. Further papers argue that white people should acknowledge their role in racial problems, that society must work to become racially integrated, that African Americans should practice limited separation, and that the free market will solve racial problems. List of organizations to contact and 60 references