The Declining Significance of Race in America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10430439 |
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| Authors | James Jennings (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 452-459 |
| Publication date | 1979-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Black Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6446 • E-ISSN: 1936-4814 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf02891734 |
| OpenAlex | W2019691918 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Wilson’s statement that exploitation in America cannot rely solely on a racial explanation is correct. But the evidence which he presents to write, that race is not significant in job market discrimination, is not adequate. In addition to this, and perhaps more serious, is the conceptual weakness of his argument. His thesis may even be somewhat illogical in its attempt to separate class and race in present day American society. As Blalock has stated earlier: “As long as minority membership remains among the defining criteria of class position it will indeed be difficult to separate the two phenomena emperically”
Argument (complex analysis · Class (philosophy · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Position (finance · Positive economics · Race (biology · Sociology · Statement (logic · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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