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Interracial Contact and Social Change

By George Yancey

Book information

Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Year
2007
ISBN
9781588269485
DOI
10.1515/9781588269485
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1020 kB (1044491 bytes)
Pages
181\192
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 15:14:38

Description

In this thought-provoking analysis, George Yancey reevaluates the controversial "contact hypothesis" as he explores if and when interracial contact can combat the racial animosity and inequality permeating US society. Yancey draws on quantitative and qualitative investigations of interracial religious congregations, families, and friendships to demonstrate that extensive interactions with people of color can alter the racial attitudes of whites. In the process, he challenges the assumption that contact necessarily results in people of color assimilating white values and culture: it may strengthen their socioeconomic positions, but it does not subvert their racial identity. Contact, Yancey concludes, is not a panacea for society's racial ills—but it is a vital supplement to the structural changes that must occur.

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