R Fred Wacker
Biographic Data
| ID | 181925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Fred Wacker |
| GIVEN NAMES | R Fred |
| FAMILY NAME | Wacker |
| SIGNATURE | WACKER R F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890-1970: We Are the Supermen
Journal Article Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890–1970: We Are the Supermen Get access Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890–1970: We Are the Supermen. By Malinda Alaine Lindquist. (New York: Routledge, 2012. x, 244 pp. $125.00.) R. Fred Wacker R. Fred Wacker Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Americ…
Michigan Gambling: The Interactions of Native American, Detroit, and Canadian Casinos
Michigan is the most prominent gambling destination between Atlantic City and Nevada. Since the mid-1990s, there has been competition between casinos in Ontario, Detroit, and those on Native American reservations. The Ontario, Detroit, and Chippewa casinos in Mount Pleasant and Sault Saint Marie are full-scale, land-based, Las Vegas-style gaming venues. Other smaller Native American casinos that rely largely on machine gaming revenues are scatter…
A consideration of political culture and gambling policy: Has economics trumped moralistic politics
Elazar’s typology of political cultures is examined. From his categorization of jurisdictions with aspects of 'moralistic' political cultures, five are selected: Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, and France. Their recent political history is examined and it is demonstrated that these 'moralistic' type polities have abandoned policies which formerly condemned or at least contained legalized gambling. Instead each has responded to commerc…
Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society
Journal Article Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society. By Stanford M. Lyman. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. viii, 398 pp. $44.95, ISBN 0-252-02048-0.) Get access R. Fred Wacker R. Fred Wacker Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 2, September 1995, Pages 789–790, https://doi.…
Civilization: Contents, Discontents, Malcontents, and Other Essays in Social Theory
In order to bring sociology to the recognition of a social world of contingencies and of an obdurate but protean reality that changes shapes as humans define it, Stanford Lyman re-introduces the concept of civilization, employing it as both an intellectual resource and a proper topic for sociological investigations.The fifteen essays in this collection by one of America s premier sociologists reflect Lyman s concern with all that is meant by the …
From a Caste to a Minority: Changing Attitudes of American Sociologists Toward Afro-Americans, 1896-1945
Journal Article From a Caste to a Minority: Changing Attitudes of American Sociologists Toward Afro-Americans, 1896–1943. By Vernon J. Williams, Jr. (Westport: Greenwood, 1989. xii + 202 pp. $39.95.) Get access Roland F. Wacker Roland F. Wacker Wayne State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 2, September 1990, Page 717, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079303 Pu…
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in America before Myrdal
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in American Before Myrdal
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in America before Myrdal
Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism in American Social Thought
An American Dilemma: The Racial Theories of Robert E. Park and Gunnar Myrdal
Civilization: Contents, Discontents, Malcontents, and Other Essays in Social Theory
In order to bring sociology to the recognition of a social world of contingencies and of an obdurate but protean reality that changes shapes as humans define it, Stanford Lyman re-introduces the concept of civilization, employing it as both an intellectual resource and a proper topic for sociological investigations.The fifteen essays in this collection by one of America s premier sociologists reflect Lyman s concern with all that is meant by the …
Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism in American Social Thought
An American Dilemma: The Racial Theories of Robert E. Park and Gunnar Myrdal
Michigan Gambling: The Interactions of Native American, Detroit, and Canadian Casinos
Michigan is the most prominent gambling destination between Atlantic City and Nevada. Since the mid-1990s, there has been competition between casinos in Ontario, Detroit, and those on Native American reservations. The Ontario, Detroit, and Chippewa casinos in Mount Pleasant and Sault Saint Marie are full-scale, land-based, Las Vegas-style gaming venues. Other smaller Native American casinos that rely largely on machine gaming revenues are scatter…
Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society
Journal Article Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society. By Stanford M. Lyman. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. viii, 398 pp. $44.95, ISBN 0-252-02048-0.) Get access R. Fred Wacker R. Fred Wacker Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 2, September 1995, Pages 789–790, https://doi.…
An American Dilemma: The Racial Theories of Robert E. Park and Gunnar Myrdal
Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism in American Social Thought
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in America before Myrdal
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in America before Myrdal
Ethnicity, Pluralism, and Race: Race Relations Theory in American Before Myrdal
From a Caste to a Minority: Changing Attitudes of American Sociologists Toward Afro-Americans, 1896-1945
Journal Article From a Caste to a Minority: Changing Attitudes of American Sociologists Toward Afro-Americans, 1896–1943. By Vernon J. Williams, Jr. (Westport: Greenwood, 1989. xii + 202 pp. $39.95.) Get access Roland F. Wacker Roland F. Wacker Wayne State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 2, September 1990, Page 717, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079303 Pu…
Civilization: Contents, Discontents, Malcontents, and Other Essays in Social Theory
In order to bring sociology to the recognition of a social world of contingencies and of an obdurate but protean reality that changes shapes as humans define it, Stanford Lyman re-introduces the concept of civilization, employing it as both an intellectual resource and a proper topic for sociological investigations.The fifteen essays in this collection by one of America s premier sociologists reflect Lyman s concern with all that is meant by the …
Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society
Journal Article Color, Culture, Civilization: Race and Minority Issues in American Society. By Stanford M. Lyman. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994. viii, 398 pp. $44.95, ISBN 0-252-02048-0.) Get access R. Fred Wacker R. Fred Wacker Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 2, September 1995, Pages 789–790, https://doi.…
A consideration of political culture and gambling policy: Has economics trumped moralistic politics
Elazar’s typology of political cultures is examined. From his categorization of jurisdictions with aspects of 'moralistic' political cultures, five are selected: Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, and France. Their recent political history is examined and it is demonstrated that these 'moralistic' type polities have abandoned policies which formerly condemned or at least contained legalized gambling. Instead each has responded to commerc…
Michigan Gambling: The Interactions of Native American, Detroit, and Canadian Casinos
Michigan is the most prominent gambling destination between Atlantic City and Nevada. Since the mid-1990s, there has been competition between casinos in Ontario, Detroit, and those on Native American reservations. The Ontario, Detroit, and Chippewa casinos in Mount Pleasant and Sault Saint Marie are full-scale, land-based, Las Vegas-style gaming venues. Other smaller Native American casinos that rely largely on machine gaming revenues are scatter…
Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890-1970: We Are the Supermen
Journal Article Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890–1970: We Are the Supermen Get access Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890–1970: We Are the Supermen. By Malinda Alaine Lindquist. (New York: Routledge, 2012. x, 244 pp. $125.00.) R. Fred Wacker R. Fred Wacker Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Americ…
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