The Civil Rights Society: The Social Construction of Victims
Author:   Kristin Bumiller
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780801845109


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   27 October 1992
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Paperback
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""Bumiller is among several scholars who have questioned the excessive reliance on law, especially constitutional law and the Supreme Court, as a means of solving social problems in the United States. The book will generate much discussion among those scholars interested in critical legal studies, sociology of law, race and gender relations, the social psychology of victimization, and social stratification.""--Darnell F. Hawkins, 'Contemporary Sociology.'

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Author:   Kristin Bumiller
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.255kg
ISBN:  

9780801845109


ISBN 10:   0801845106
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   27 October 1992
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface to paperback edition Acknowledgements Chapter 1. The Model of Legal Protection Chapter 2. Law and Ideology Chapter 3. The Historical Roots of Antidiscrimination Ideology Chapter 4. The Ideology of the Victim Chapter 5. The Ethic of Survival Chapter 6. Legality Enters Life Chapter 7. Conclusion: Voices Excluded from the Law Appendix A. List of Interviewees Appendix B. Interview Schedule Notes Bibliography Index

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Valuable...Bumiller suggests that civil rights legislation may paradoxically exacerbate discrimination by rendering continuing perceptions of inequality less legitimate in the eyes of the 'victims.' --Howard Winant, 'Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science'


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Kristin Bumiller is associate professor of political science at Amherst College.

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