Faces of inequality
Subtitle: social diversity in American politics
By: Rodney E. Hero.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Multiculturalism -- United States -- States; Political culture -- United States -- States; State governments -- United States
Description: In these pages, Rodney E. Hero regards race/ethnicity as an American "dilemma" whose importance transcends state boundaries, yet whose impact upon U.S. politics varies widely. He classifies states' social diversity patterns as homogenous, heterogeneous, or bifurcated, and demonstrates how these patterns influence political tendencies.

Social diversity, he finds, is strongly related not only to political processes, but also to specific policies and outcomes, such as educational policies, incarceration rates, and infant mortality. Hero's interpretation provides a new way of looking at state politics, one that causes us to broadly rethink U.S. politics from the stand-point of social diversity. Faces of Inequality will be of interest to all students of race and politics in contemporary America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.