The Anatomy of Racial InequalitySpeaking wisely and provocatively about the political economy of race, Glenn C. Loury has become one of our most prominent black intellectuals—and, because of his challenges to the orthodoxies of both left and right, one of the most controversial. A major statement of a position developed over the past decade, this book both epitomizes and explains Loury’s understanding of the depressed conditions of so much of black society today—and the origins, consequences, and implications for the future of these conditions. |
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Glenn C. Loury. THE ANATOMY OF RACIAL INEQUALITY GOFFMAN'S " STIGMA " AND MINE As mentioned , I approach “ racial stigma " via the work of Erving Goffman ( 1963 ) . In his book Stigma : Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity ...
... racial stigma , then they may perceive that policy as being especially threatening to their ideological positions . With an alternative specification of the underlying social processes , that policy may not be so threatening . RACIAL STIGMA ...
... racial other ” in our midst today is unlikely to be wearing a business suit ... stigma arises , the negative social meanings asso- ciated with blackness are ... racial stigma . Of course , many black athletes are revered figures in ...