- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Harvard University Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (27 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0674745698
- ISBN-13: 978-0674745698
- Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,535,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Schuman, Steeh, and Bobo have performed a singular service. Social scientists, and citizens at large, interested in the American dilemma are in their debt: for the completeness of the record they have compiled of American racial attitudes over the past four decades, for the care and clarity with which they have presented that record, and for the objectivity and sophistication with which they have interpreted it. Their analysis of American racial attitudes is, of course, not complete; it is merely indispensable. -- Paul M. Sniderman American Journal of Sociology For anyone seeking to examine the evolution of American racial attitudes since the 1940s, this painstakingly precise book is the place to begin. -- David J. Garrow Journal of American Ethnic History A welcome arrival...Informative and reflective, Racial Attitudes in America will be immensely useful to anyone interested in contemporary social history, as well as race relations specifically. -- Abigail M. Thernstrom The Public Interest A significant study, easily the best in its field, underpinning its statistical analysis with a strong sense of history. -- Andrew Hacker The New York Review of Books
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From a review of the first edition: A significant study, easily the best in its field, underpinning its statistical analysis with a strong sense of history. -- Andrew Hacker New York Review of Books
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Schuman et al.'s "Racial Attitudes in America" is a must-read for students and researchers interested in race relations and intersections between race and politics. Well-written and insightful, "Racial Attitudes in America" is also very understandable for the curious observer of race relations. Schuman et al. analyze national survey data from the 1970s to the present in order to understand how the public feels about such important issues as affirmative action and other "race-targeted" policies. Moreover, the authors examine the extent to which prejudice and other negative racial attitudes are still widespread in the United States. Though extremely informative, the book devotes far more attention to examining trends in racial attitudes than to understanding the sources of them. Nonetheless, this book will provide a valuable starting point for any student or researcher interested in understanding the sources of racial attitudes.
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