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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED300504 AUTHOR: Katz, Phyllis A., Ed.; Taylor, Dalmas A., Ed.


TITLE: Eliminating Racism: Profiles in Controversy.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 380 p.; Published under the auspices of the Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

ABSTRACT: Dialogue and research on racism since the mid
1970s have yielded increased controversy over the theories,
foundation, and continued existence of racism. The chapters
presented in this book provide various divergent views of
what constitutes racism and frameworks for reducing it. The
following chapters (and their authors) are included: (1)
"Introduction" (Phyllis A. Katz and Dalmas A. Taylor); (2)
"Integration and Pluralism" (Thomas F. Pettigrew); (3) "The
Future of Pluralism Revisited" (Harry C. Triandis); (4)
"Symbolic Racism" (David O. Sears); (5) "Group Conflict,
Prejudice, and the Paradox of Contemporary Racial Attitudes"
(Lawrence Bobo); (6) "Racism in Black and White: A
Bicultural Model of Reaction and Evolution" (James M.
Jones); (7) "Racism toward Hispanics: The Culturally
Monolithic Society" (Albert Ramirez); (8) "Seeking
Convergence in Race Relations Research: Japanese-Americans
and the Resurgence of the Internment" (Don T. Nakanishi);
(9) "Stereotypical Images, American Indians, and Prejudice"
(Joseph E. Trimble); (10) "Racism and Sexism: Comparisons
and Conflicts" (Pamela Trotman Reid); (11) "School
Desegregation: The Social Science Role" (Harold B. Gerard);
(12) The 1954 Social Science Statement and School
Desegregation: A Reply to Gerard" (Stuart W. Cook); (13)
"School Busing: A Time for Change" (David J. Armor); (14)
"The Contribution of School Desegregation to Academic
Achievement and Racial Integration" (Willis D. Hawley and
Mark A. Smylie); (15) "Desegregation, Jigsaw, and the
Mexican-American Experience" (Elliot Aronson and Alex
Gonzalez); (16) "Contact and Cooperation: When Do They
Work?" (Marilynn B. Brewer and Norman Miller); (17) "The
Future of Preferential Affirmative Action" (Nathan Glazer);
(18) "Affirmative Action and the Legacy of Racial Injustice"
(Ira Glasser); and (19) "Conclusion" (Dalmas A. Taylor and
Phyllis A. Katz). Each chapter provides a list of
references. The book is indexed by author and subject. (BJV)


KEY DESCRIPTORS: Academic-Achievement; Affirmative-Action;
American-Indians; Blacks-; Busing-; Cultural-Pluralism;
Definitions-; Ethnic-Stereotypes; Hispanic-Americans;
Japanese-Americans; Mexican-Americans; Public-Policy; Racial
Integration; Racial-Relations; School-Desegregation; Sex
Bias; Social-Science-Research; United-States-History; Whites

KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Group-Dynamics; *Minority-Groups; *Racial
Attitudes; *Racial-Bias; *Racial-Discrimination

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