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Auteur(s) : Alba, Richard D. (1942-....)
Titre(s) : Blurring the color line [Texte imprimé] : the new chance for a more integrated America / Richard Alba
Publication : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009
Description matérielle : xii, 306 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Collection : The Nathan I. Huggins lectures
Lien à la collection : The Nathan I. Huggins lectures
Comprend : Paradoxes of race and ethnicity in America today ; The puzzle of ethno-racial change
; Solving the puzzle: a new theory of boundary change ; Contemporary dynamics of
minority mobility ; An extraordinary opportunity: the exit of the baby boomers ;
The contingencies of change ; Imagining a more integrated future.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Richard Alba argues that the social cleavages that separate Americans into distinct,
unequal ethno-racial groups could narrow dramatically in the coming decades. During
the mid-twentieth century, the dominant position of the United States in the postwar
world economy led to a rapid expansion of education and labor opportunities. As a
result of their newfound access to training and jobs, many ethnic and religious outsiders,
among them Jews and Italians, finally gained full acceptance as members of the mainstream.
Alba proposes that this large-scale assimilation of white ethnics was a result of
"non-zero-sum mobility," which he defines as the social ascent of members of disadvantaged
groups that can take place without affecting the life chances of those who are already
members of the established majority." "Alba shows that non-zero-sum mobility could
play out positively in the future as the baby-boom generation retires, opening up
the higher rungs of the labor market. Because of the changing demography of the country,
many fewer whites will be coming of age than will be retiring. Hence the opportunity
exists for members of other groups to move up. However, Alba cautions, this demographic
shift will only benefit disadvantaged American minorities if they are provided with
access to education and training. In Blurring the Color Line, Alba explores a future
in which socially mobile minorities could blur stark boundaries and gain much more
control over the social expression of racial differences."--BOOK JACKET
Sujet(s) : Minorités -- États-Unis
Relations interethniques -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674035133 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0674035135 (cloth) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb426068849
Notice n° :
FRBNF42606884
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