'This book is well written, with a conversational tone and accessible style. Kellstedt has a knack for using analogies and metaphors to explain complex concepts and analyses, which makes the book appropriate for use in graduate and undergraduate courses." - Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University

• 1. Toward a dynamic perspective on racial attitudes; 2. Eras of media coverage of race; 3. Eras of racial liberalism and conservatism; 4. Media framing and the dynamics of racial policy preferences; 5. The fusion of race and the welfare state in the public mind; 6. A new American dilemma for a new millennium?

'This book is well written, with a conversational tone and accessible style. Kellstedt has a knack for using analogies and metaphors to explain complex concepts and analyses, which makes the book appropriate for use in graduate and undergraduate courses." - Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University

• 1. Toward a dynamic perspective on racial attitudes; 2. Eras of media coverage of race; 3. Eras of racial liberalism and conservatism; 4. Media framing and the dynamics of racial policy preferences; 5. The fusion of race and the welfare state in the public mind; 6. A new American dilemma for a new millennium?

'This book is well written, with a conversational tone and accessible style. Kellstedt has a knack for using analogies and metaphors to explain complex concepts and analyses, which makes the book appropriate for use in graduate and undergraduate courses." - Rosalee A. Clawson, Purdue University

• 1. Toward a dynamic perspective on racial attitudes; 2. Eras of media coverage of race; 3. Eras of racial liberalism and conservatism; 4. Media framing and the dynamics of racial policy preferences; 5. The fusion of race and the welfare state in the public mind; 6. A new American dilemma for a new millennium?