Facing reality : two truths about race in America
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Published
New York, New York : Encounter Books, 2021.
ISBN
9781641771979, 1641771976
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
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Published
New York, New York : Encounter Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 151 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781641771979, 1641771976
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-145) and index.
Description
"Charles Murray, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has become one of the most influential social scientists in America, using racist pseudoscience and misleading statistics to argue that social inequality is caused by the genetic inferiority of the black and Latino communities, women and the poor."--,www.splcenter.org
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"The charges of white privilege and systemic racism that are tearing the country apart float free of reality. Two known facts, long since documented beyond reasonable doubt, need to be brought into the open and incorporated into the way we think about public policy: American whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians have different violent crime rates and different means and distributions of cognitive ability. The allegations of racism in policing, college admissions, segregation in housing, and hiring and promotions in the workplace ignore the ways in which the problems that prompt the allegations of systemic racism are driven by these two realities. What good can come of bringing them into the open? America's most precious ideal is what used to be known as the American Creed: People are not to be judged by where they came from, what social class they come from, or by race, color, or creed. They must be judged as individuals. The prevailing Progressive ideology repudiates that ideal, demanding instead that the state should judge people by their race, social origins, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. We on the center left and center right who are the American Creed's natural defenders have painted ourselves into a corner. We have been unwilling to say openly that different groups have significant group differences. Since we have not been willing to say that, we have been left defenseless against the claims that racism is to blame. What else could it be? We have been afraid to answer. We must. "Reality Check" is a step in that direction"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murray, C. A. (2021). Facing reality: two truths about race in America (First American edition.). Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Charles A. 2021. Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America. Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Charles A. Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America Encounter Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murray, Charles A. Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America First American edition., Encounter Books, 2021.
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