Woodslane | Book - 9780814706404

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ISBN-13: 9780814706404
Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
By Jody David Armour
Price: AUD $193.00
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Local release date: 31/05/1997
Format: Hardback (203.00mm X 127.00mm) 216 pages Weight: 23g
Categories: Social discrimination & inequality [JFFJ]Black & Asian studies [JFSL3]USA [1KBB]

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Google Preview: Tackling the ugly secret of unconscious racism in American society, this book provides specific solutions to counter this entrenched phenomenon.; AcknowledgmentsIntroduction"Rational" Discrimination and the Black Tax Chapter OneThe "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 Chapter TwoThe "Intelligent Bayesian": Reckoning with Rational DiscriminationWhy Rational Discrimination Is Not Reasonable Race and the Subversion of Rationality Chapter ThreeThe "Involuntary Negrophobe" The Involuntary Negrophobe and Dueling Conceptions of Law Chapter FourOf Mice and Men: Equal Protection and Unconscious Bias Private Bias and Equal Protection Restructuring the Maze to Serve Justice Chapter FiveBlame 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 StrawsIdeological Agendas Chapter SixRepealing the Black Tax: Breaking the Discrimination Habit Hypocritical Racists and Aversive Racists Proving Ubiquitous Unconscious Bias Combating Unconscious Discrimination in the Courtroom Conclusion Notes Index; Google Preview content