Diversity in America
Subtitle: keeping government at a safe distance
By: Peter H. Schuck.
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States; Multiculturalism -- United States; Minorities -- United States; Immigrants -- United States; Civil society -- United States; United States -- Ethnic relations; United States -- Race relations; United States -- Religion
Description: "Peter H. Schuck explains how Americans have understood diversity, how we came to embrace it, how the government regulates it now, and how we can do better. He mobilizes a wealth of conceptual, historical, legal, political, and sociological analysis to argue that diversity is best managed not by the government but by families, ethnic groups, religious communities, employers, voluntary organizations, and other civil society institutions. Analyzing some of the most controversial policy arenas where politics and diversity intersect - immigration, multiculturalism, language, affirmative action, residential neighborhoods, religious practices, faith-based social services, and school choice - Schuck reveals the conflicts, trade-offs, and ironies entailed by our commitment to the diversity ideal. He concludes with recommendations to help us manage the challenge of diversity in the future."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.