Race and Morality: How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and Perpetuate Inequality (2001) (Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice)

Synopsis

After I had finished my presentation, a colleague and I sat rocking on the hotel porch to discuss its merits. It was a picture-perfect fall day in Jekyll Island Georgia, and he was a friend. Yes, he explained, what I was saying seemed to be true. And yes it probably needed to be said, but why did I want to be the one to say it? Wasn't I, after all, a tenured professor who didn't need to make a fuss in order to retain his job? Didn't it make sense to just kick back and enjoy the easy life I had earned? The topic of our tete-a-tete was my speculations about race relations and he was certain that too much honesty could only get me in trouble. Given my lack of political correct­ ness, people were sure to assume that I was a racist and not give me a fair hearing. This was a prospect I had previously contemplated. Long before embarking on this volume I had often asked myself why I wanted to write it. The ideological fervor that dominates our public dialogue on race guaran­ teed that some people would perceive me as a dangerous scoundrel who had to be put in his place.

Copyright:

2001

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781461512813

Related ISBNs:

9780306465130

Publisher:

Springer US

Date of Addition:

02/26/21

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No

Language:

English

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Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Education, Medicine, Sociology

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