Race Relations
The word race refers to a group of people who share certain physical characteristics, such as skin color. Racial distinctions have assumed enormous importance in society. Prejudice and discrimination created economic, political, and social barriers for people of color. Even when the belief in white supremacy began to fade, many people of color remained at a disadvantage in society. The inequalities between different racial groups are a source of continuing tension.
Racial distinctions have assumed enormous importance in society. For many years, people who identified themselves as white considered themselves superior to members of other groups. White prejudice and discrimination created economic, political, and social barriers for people of color. Even when the belief in white supremacy began to fade, many…>> (read more)
Race Relations Points of View
5 Anti-Black Prejudice Persists
6 Racial Discrimination Is a Serious Problem
7 There Is Hope for Race Relations
8 Affirmative Action Is Beneficial
9 Affirmative Action Is Harmful
10 Making English the Official Language Would Benefit Minorities
11 Ebonics in the Classroom Harms Black Children
12 Multiracial Census Category Would Be Beneficial
13 Black-Jewish Unity Is a Myth
14 Burning of Black Churches Reveals Enduring Racism
15 Uncontrolled Immigration Threatens Race Relations
16 Environmental Racism Is a Serious Problem
17 Criminal Justice System Discriminates Against Hispanics
18 Blacks Encounter Constant Discrimination from Police
19 Immigration Is Creating a Hybrid Nation
20 Immigration Is Creating a Balkanized Nation
21 Threat of a Racially Diverse America
22 Racial Discrimination Has Abated
23 Claims of Lending Discrimination Are Unfounded
24 Claims of Environmental Racism Are Misguided
25 Hispanics Have Become Successful
26 Promise of a Racially Diverse America
27 Multiculturalism Endangers American Values
28 The United States Needs a Multicultural Identity
29 Whites Could Abandon Race Privilege
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Race Relations in the News
The color line, "problem of the twentieth century" as Du Bois (1986[1903]) famously put it, has long been a prominent concern of American sociologists (Calhoun 2007). The ways in…>> (read more)
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THE ONION summed it up best: "Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job." So many daunting challenges face President Obama that it's hard to know on…>> (read more)
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A movie real of Chicago's South Side plays continuously in my mind, so I was already familiar with these photos before I saw them. I…>> (read more)
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