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8 Concluding thoughts
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Abstract
This concluding chapter discusses how Britain and the United States are dealing with the diversity revolution, describing the two as rich countries that are becoming even more diverse, and identifying some of the important advantages these countries have when dealing with diversity. It examines the racial cleavage in America that divides blacks from all the others, as well as the hard realities faced by the African Americans. The chapter notes that the arrival of President Obama will not reverse these realities any time soon, and that there is a stripping down of identity to a single dimension of religion or ethnicity. It determines that Barack Obama is currently reshaping perceptions about race by removing old ideas on what minorities can or cannot do.
Abstract
This concluding chapter discusses how Britain and the United States are dealing with the diversity revolution, describing the two as rich countries that are becoming even more diverse, and identifying some of the important advantages these countries have when dealing with diversity. It examines the racial cleavage in America that divides blacks from all the others, as well as the hard realities faced by the African Americans. The chapter notes that the arrival of President Obama will not reverse these realities any time soon, and that there is a stripping down of identity to a single dimension of religion or ethnicity. It determines that Barack Obama is currently reshaping perceptions about race by removing old ideas on what minorities can or cannot do.
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Preface and acknowledgements vi
- List of tables, boxes and figures viii
- Notes on the authors and contributors xii
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Two concepts in two countries 8
- 3 Home truths 25
- 4 The rickety ladder of opportunity 54
- 5 Mosaic or cracked vase? 72
- 6 Distorting mirrors 93
- 7 Tidal generation 112
- 8 Concluding thoughts 139
- Bibliography 146
- Index 154
Chapters in this book
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- Preface and acknowledgements vi
- List of tables, boxes and figures viii
- Notes on the authors and contributors xii
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 Two concepts in two countries 8
- 3 Home truths 25
- 4 The rickety ladder of opportunity 54
- 5 Mosaic or cracked vase? 72
- 6 Distorting mirrors 93
- 7 Tidal generation 112
- 8 Concluding thoughts 139
- Bibliography 146
- Index 154
