Institutional Racism: A Primer on Theory and Strategies for Social Change
This second edition of Institutional Racism is a most timely publication for those who seek to understand the structural and institutional impedances to attaining a society of race and ethnic pluralism. This work critically examines and exposes the institutional dynamics that drive structured racism: It highlights a critical analytic case study of the Katrina horror and offers from here to where with welfare. This important work is a must for educators, students, community persons, and public policy framers who strive for justice in a diverse society... (Douglas Glasgow, former dean of Howard University School of Social Work, former vice president of the Research Division of the National Urban Lea)Shirley Better has produced an extraordinary book, offering an in-depth understanding of America's ongoing struggle with institutional racism and its efforts to eliminate it. A must read for social workers, social planners, social activists, and all those engaged in the fight for social justice. (William T. Merritt, President &amp; CEO, National Black United Fund)This second edition ofInstitutional Racismis a most timely publication for those who seek to understand the structural and institutional impedances to attaining a society of race and ethnic pluralism. This work critically examines and exposes the institutional dynamics that drive structured racism: It highlights a critical analytic case study of the Katrina horror and offers from here to where with welfare. This important work is a must for educators, students, community persons, and public policy framers who strive for justice in a diverse society. (Douglas Glasgow, former dean of Howard University School of Social Work, former vice president of the Research Division of the National Urban Lea)--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.