Faces of Inequality
Social Diversity in American Politics
Published on 24. September 1998
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-19-511714-1 (ISBN)
Description
The controversial new thesis of Faces of Inequality is that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies. Social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political cultures. Overturning long-established conventional wisdom, Rodney Hero has developed a completely new lens through which to view American politics.
Reviews / Votes
Rodney Hero confronts directly the weaknesses of Elazar's political culture thesis as the explanation for state-level political behavior and public policy decisions. Building on V. O. Key's belief that race is at the center of Southern politics, Hero expands on Key to argue that race is at the center of state politics in general. This is a provocative and important book that provides a new prism through which to view both state politics and public policy in America. * Paula D. McClain, University of Virginia *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511714-1 (9780195117141)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/2000
Oxford University Press Inc
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E-Book
12/1998
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
€47.49
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Person
Rodney E. Hero is Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the author of Latinos and the U.S. Political System (1992), which won the American Political Science Association's Ralph Bunche Award for 1993.
Content
1: Social Diversity and the Study of State Politics and Policy
2: The Social Diversity Interpretation in Perspective: Reviewing Other Approaches Explaining State Politics
3: Social Diversity and Political Institutions, Political Processes, and Attitudes
4: Social Diversity and Formal Institutions of State Government
5: Social Diversity and State Public Policies, I: Education, Health, Welfare
6: Social Diversity and State Public Policies, II: Other Politics
7: Social Diversity at the Substate Level
8: The Social Diversity Interpretation of State Politics and Policy in Perspective
2: The Social Diversity Interpretation in Perspective: Reviewing Other Approaches Explaining State Politics
3: Social Diversity and Political Institutions, Political Processes, and Attitudes
4: Social Diversity and Formal Institutions of State Government
5: Social Diversity and State Public Policies, I: Education, Health, Welfare
6: Social Diversity and State Public Policies, II: Other Politics
7: Social Diversity at the Substate Level
8: The Social Diversity Interpretation of State Politics and Policy in Perspective