Racial Diversity and Social Capital

Equality and Community in America

AvRodney E. Hero

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Race and racial diversity are important aspects of America and have been shown to substantially affect social relations and the political system, often in ways inconsistent with the values of equality. However, greater civic association and a general sense of community, embodied in the concept of social capital, are said to have tremendous beneficial effects and profoundly influence American society. This 2007 study juxtaposes and critically assesses two bodies of research that have reached different conclusions on these issues. Is America's legacy of racial inequality an 'evil twin' of the benefits of social capital? By analysing the social outcomes for racial minorities, in addition to other dimensions of American politics, the author shows that the impact of racial diversity consistently outweighs that of social capital.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-03-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521698610

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Rodney E. Hero is the Packey J. Dee III Professor of American Democracy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Latinos and the U.S. Political System (1992), which received the Ralph J. Bunche award of the American Political Science Association, and Faces of Inequality (1998), winner of the APSA's Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award. Professor Hero is also co-author of Multi-Ethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban Education Reform (2006).

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'… Hero's findings are socially very relevant. Besides, they are fascinating and thought-provoking for all scholars and students interested in social capital and racial diversity. The author's joint evaluation of the racial diversity and social capital perspectives make this work a significant contribution to both social capital and racial diversity research; two perspectives of research which have hitherto mostly been applied separately.' Sociology

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction; 2. The social capital thesis; 3. The racial diversity thesis; 4. Examining social outcomes, and civic and economic equality; 5. Voter turnout and other forms of participation in context; 6. Public policy outputs; 7. Conclusions.