By James Early (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Research, principled discussion and debate about how to address the racial reality of the nation should always be welcomed, as they help focus public attention and politics on what Peter Drucker identifies as “the basic American problem, race relations between white and black.” A fundamental contemporary issue … [Read more...] about “What is the Question: Integration or Defeat of Racism?” by James Early (January-February P&R Issue)
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“The Politics of Equality” by Jerome Scott and Walda Katz-Fishman (November-December 1999 P&R Issue)
By Jerome Scott and Walda Katz-Fishman (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Race and racial discrimination institutionalized within the structures and practices of American society since their beginning are surely not declining in significance as we enter the new millennium. On the other hand, social class — or the growing gap between rich and poor — is clearly … [Read more...] about “The Politics of Equality” by Jerome Scott and Walda Katz-Fishman (November-December 1999 P&R Issue)
Race, Poverty, and American Cities,
Race, Poverty, and American Cities, Precise connections between race, poverty and the condition of America's cities are drawn In this collection of seventeen essays. Policymakers and scholars from a variety of disciplines analyze the plight of the urban poor since the riots of the 1960s and the resulting 1968 Kerner Commission Report on the status of African Americans. In … [Read more...] about Race, Poverty, and American Cities,
“On the Census Race and Ethnic Categories” by Nathan Glazer (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
By Nathan Glazer (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The first round of responses on the question of whether and how the racial/ethnic categories in the Census and other government statistics should be modified shows the enormous problems involved in getting agreement on any set of categories. We have moved from the first Census of 1790, and a situation in which we … [Read more...] about “On the Census Race and Ethnic Categories” by Nathan Glazer (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
“A Single Census Question To Measure To Measure Race, Spanish-Orgin and Ancestry” by Reynolds Farley (January-February 1995 P&R Issue)
By Reynolds Farley (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The Censuses of l980 and 1990 asked distinct questions about race, Spanish-origin and ancestry. This permits us to describe the vibrant tessellation resulting from the many cultures, ethnicities and linguistic groups now represented in the United States. We also have the detailed data required by the Voting … [Read more...] about “A Single Census Question To Measure To Measure Race, Spanish-Orgin and Ancestry” by Reynolds Farley (January-February 1995 P&R Issue)
