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Black Community Uplift and the Myth of the American Dream
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2018
Summary
The book uses the politics of respectability concept as an appropriate framework to show why racial disparities between black and white people in America persist. The politics of respectability originated with black Baptist women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sadly, the politics of respectability is under utilized and often confused with respectability politics. The book using the politics of respectability to examine three important myths: the myth of the American Dream, the myth of America as a meritocracy, and the model minority myth. Additionally, the politics of respectability is used to understand #BlackLivesMatter and recent NFL protests led by Colin Kaepernick.
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Edition
1/2018
Copyright Year
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-4985-7915-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-4985-7916-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
137
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Politics of Respectability and Racial Uplift No access Pages 1 - 20
2 Respectability, Home Ownership, and the American Dream No access Pages 21 - 40
3 Race, Work, and Respectability No access Pages 41 - 58
4 Athlete-Activists: Shut-Up and Play No access Pages 59 - 72
5 Black Lives Matter and Respectability Politics Backlash No access Pages 73 - 86
6 Model Black Minorities and the Limits of Respectability No access Pages 87 - 106
7 Respectability Explains Sustained Persistent Enduring Color Turmoil No access Pages 107 - 118
