Race Relations: Opposing Viewpoints

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Race Relations: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints Series, presenting selections of viewpoints on four central questions about race relations: what is the state of race relations in America; is racism a serious problem; what should the government do to improve race relations; and how can society improve race relations? It was edited by James D. Torr.

It was published by Greenhaven Press (Farmington Hills) in 2005 as a 208-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-2955-4) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-2956-2).

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Chapter	Viewpoint	Author	Notes
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is the State of Race Relations in America?	1. Race Relations Are Worsening	Deborah Mathis
	2. Race Relations Are Improving	Abigail Thernstrom, interviewed by Charlotte Hays	Reprint of "What Nobody Wants to Say about Race: Author and Civil Rights Commissioner Abigail Thernstrom talks to Charlotte Hays."
	3. Americans Are Embracing Diversity	Dominic J. Pulera
	4. Most Americans Have Not Embraced Diversity	David Brooks	Reprint of "People Like Us" in The Atlantic Monthly, September 2003.
	5. White Guilt Over Racial Issues Contributes to Poor Race Relations	Shelby Steele	Excerpt from "The Age of White Guilt: And The Disappearance of the Black Individual" in Harper's Magazine, November 30, 1999.
	6. White Denial of Racial Issues Contributes to Poor Race Relations	Manning Marable
	7. Hispanic Immigration Threatens to Divide America	Samuel P. Huntington
	8. Hispanic Immigration Does Not Threaten to Divide America	Jan Jarboe Russell	Reprint of "Viva la Diferencia," Texas Monthly, June 2004.
Chapter 2: Is Racism a Serious Problem?	1. Racism Causes Serious Social and Economic Inequality	Joe R. Feagin and Karyn D. McKinney
	2. The Extent of Racial Inequality is Exaggerated	Steve Miller	Reprint of "Blacks Thriving Economically," Insight on the News, March 4, 2002
	3. Racism is a Problem in the Health Care System	Institute of Medicine
	4. The Problem of Racism in the Health Care System Is Exaggerated	Sally Satel and Jonathan Klick	Reprint of "Don't Despair over Disparities," The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2004.
Chapter 3: What Should the Government Do to Improve Race Relations?	1. Race Should Be a Consideration in Public Policy	Michael Eric Dyson
	2. Race Should Not Be a Consideration in Public Policy	Ward Connerly	Reprint of "Don't Box Me In: An End to Racial Checkoffs," National Review, April 16, 2001.
	3. The U.S. Government Should Pay Reparations to Blacks for Slavery	Randall Robinson	Reprint of a "Reparations - More Than Just A Check," The Black Collegian.
	4. The U.S. Government Should Not Pay Reparations to Blacks for Slavery	E.R. Shipp	Reprint of "Does America Owe Us?," Essence, February 2003.
Chapter 4: How Can Society Improve Race Relations?	1. Interracial Marriages Will Lead to Greater Racial Harmony	Gregory Rodriguez	Reprint of "Mongrel America," The Atlantic, January, 2003.
	2. The Effect of Interracial Marriages on Race Relations Is Exaggerated	Renee C. Romano
	3. Schools and Businesses Should Promote Diversity	Business-Higher Education Forum
	4. Schools and Businesses Should Not Promote Diversity	Heather Mac Donald	Reprint of "The Diversity Taboo," The Weekly Standard, January 26, 2004.
	5. Race-Based College Admissions Policies Should Be Banned	Carl Cohen	Reprint of "Winks, Nods, Disguises-and Racial Preference," Commentary, September 1, 2003.
	6. Race-Based College Admissions Policies Should Not Be Banned	Jeffrey Rosen	Reprint of "Getting Affirmative Action Right: Light Footprint," The New Republic, July 7, 2003.
For Further Discussion
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography of Books
Index