The Velvet Glove: Paternalism and Conflict in Gender, Class, and Race Relations
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520207025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Inside Flap"With an enviable elegance of prose, penetrating theoretical reasoning, and a careful analysis of truly well designed survey data, The Velvet Glove delivers a powerful statement on the dynamics of race, class, and gender."—Lawrence Bobo, University of California, Los Angeles"An explosive, powerful book—laying bare the uselessness of individualism as a solution to today's racial problems, while simultaneously exposing its dominative origins."—Nancy Denton, State University of New York, Albany
Sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, and anyone interested in group ideology will find here a provocative challenge to conventional views.. Mary Jackman employs a unique national survey to investigate all three of the most prominent relations of inequality in the United States: gender, class, and race. Where other scholars have emphasized conflict as the emblem of intergroup oppression, Jackman proposes a theory in which both dominant and subordinate groups maneuver to avoid open hostilit
Profound and intriguing N. WALLS By decoupling discrimination from hostility, Jackman persuasively demonstrates how paternalism plays a significant role in maintaining inequality in long-term, interdependent relationships between social groups. (She does NOT argue that paternalism plays a role in ALL intergroup relationships and is very clear to delineate the specific types of intergroup dynamics and histories that give rise to paternalistic ideologies as the primary justification/mechanism for maint. NoCreaseDeQuis said A Must Read for Students of Social Stratification. In this thoughtful piece, Jackman turns conventional wisdom regarding inequality on its head. The work presents a truly provocative challenge to liberal ideology and traditional understandings of race, class and gender relations. Perhaps paternalistic efforts to reduce inequality serve to perpetuate the status quo rather than increase equality between groups. A must read for students of social stratification and those interested in brining about the reduction of inequ. Great Book! Michael K Great read! In many group interactions, the subordinate receives affection if they comply with code of behavior the dominant group wants them to follow. This can be applied to race, class and gender and the the book does a good job at investigated each one of these socially constructed elements of our society.Kudos to Professor Jackman!