Black Americans' Views of Racial Inequality
The Dream Deferred

An analysis of black opinions about the sources of their inequality in American society and the appropriate means for redressing this.

Lee Sigelman (Author), Susan Welch (Author)

9780521457675, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 27 May 1994

240 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg

Review of the hardback: 'Sigelman and Welch make a major contribution to our understanding of racial attitudes … with a well-written, clear, concise examination of perceptions of the amount of prejudice and discrimination against blacks.' American Political Science Review

Although the opinions of whites on issues of race and inequality have been examined in depth, the perceptions of blacks about these issues have been largely ignored. This book is a path-breaking analysis of black opinions about the sources of their inequality in American society and the appropriate means for redressing this imbalance. Using the results of a variety of national surveys of blacks conducted during the past decade, Sigelman and Welch describe the range of opinion within the black population and account for different views by identifying key influences on opinion formation. They examine correlations among various personal characteristics, such as gender, age, socio-economic status, and educational attainment, and different explanations of inequality, focusing either on conditions within the black community or on exogenous factors, such as discrimination.

List of tables and figures
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Socioeconomic status and differentiation among black Americans
3. Blacks' perceptions of racial inequality
4. The sources of blacks' perceptions of racial inequality
5. Backs' explanations of racial inequality
6. The sources of blacks' explanations of racial inequality
7. Blacks' views of remedies for racial inequality
8. The sources of blacks' views of remedies for racial inequality
9. What has happened to the dream deferred?
Afterword for the 1994 edition: The more things change …
Appendix: Factor analysis and probit summary tables
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Black & Asian studies [JFSL3], Ethnic studies [JFSL], Social discrimination & inequality [JFFJ]