The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism

Contents

v Contents List of Tables and Figures vii About the Author xi Acknowledgments xiii Prologue xvii Chapter 1 Introduction: Racial Inequality Without Racism 1 Chapter 2 Jobs, Opportunities, and Fairness: The Stakes of Equal Opportunity 46 Chapter 3 Community, Networks, and Social Capital 67 Chapter 4 The American Dream: Individualism and Inequality 101 Chapter 5 The Transformation of Post–Civil Rights Politics: Race, Religion, Class, and Culture 137 Chapter 6 The White Electorate: The White Working Class, Religious Conservatives, Professionals, and the Disengaged 174 Chapter 7 Government, Taxes, and Welfare 220 Chapter 8 Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity: Changes in Access to Education and Jobs for Women, African Americans, and Immigrants 256 Chapter 9 Conclusion: Myrdal’s Dilemma and the American Non-Dilemma 309 Appendix A Case Information for American Non-Dilemma Study, by Sociopolitical Group 339 DiTomaso.indb 5 12/12/2012 7:28:16 AM vi Contents Appendix B Case Information for American Non-Dilemma Study, by Case Number 352 Notes 365 References 377 Index 391 DiTomaso.indb 6 12/12/2012 7:28:16 AM ...