| Description |
205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Should America's racial differences be emphasized? Racial classifications should be abandoned / Ward Connerly -- Racial classifications should not be abandoned / Emil Guillermo -- The multiracial classification is necessary / Eve Brown -- The multiracial classification can be detrimental / Frank H. Wu -- Multiculturalism threatens American culture / Roger Kimball -- Multicultural education is vital to the fabric of America / Gregory Michie -- Segregation can benefit minorities / bell hooks -- School segregation is a serious problem / Beverly Daniel Tatum. What impact does immigration have on interracial America? Mexican immigrants threaten American unity / William Norman Grigg -- Mexican immigrants do not threaten American unity / League of United Latin American Citizens and Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund -- Bilingual education protects immigrants' civil rights / Rethinking Schools -- Bilingual education threatens the cultural unity of America / Samuel Huntington -- The war on terrorism improves immigrant relations / Michael Barone -- The war on terrorism harms immigrant relations / Ishmael Reed. What policies promote opportunities for all races? Affirmative action allows minorities to compete fairly / Hector M. Flores -- Affirmative action hinders minorities / Clarence Thomas -- Diversity improves education / Mitchell J. Chang -- Diversity does not improve education / Peter Wood -- Affirmative action promotes equal access to education / Millery Polyne -- Affirmative action does not promote equal access to education / Walter Bern Michaels. How should society view interracial families? Interracial marriage should be encouraged / Andrew Sullivan -- Interracial relationships should be discouraged / Lakshmi Chaudhry -- Biracial identity can be a source of conflict / Shara McCallum -- Having a biracial identity is an advantage / Raising Black and Biracial Children -- Transracial adoption should be encouraged / Randall Kennedy -- Transracial adoption should be discouraged / Stephanie Cho and Kim So Yung. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnicity -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Stanford, Eleanor.
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| ISBN |
0737729430 lib. alkaline paper |
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0737729449 paperback alkaline paper |
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