How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality

By Chryl Laird, Elizabeth Roberto, Ernest B. McGowen McGowen, Holley Wilkin, Ismail White, Jackelyn Hwang, Jacob Rugh, Jaime Loke, Jared Clemons, Josh Grimm, Lori L. Martin, Mary Campbell, Shaun Gabbidon, Srivi Ramasubramian, Sylvia Emmanuel | Publisher: LSU Press

About the book

How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality, edited by Josh Grimm and Jaime Loke, brings together scholars of political science, sociology, and mass communication to provide an in-depth analysis of race in the United States through the lens of public policy. This vital collection outlines how issues such as profiling, wealth inequality, and housing segregation relate to race and policy decisions at both the local and national levels. Each chapter explores the inherent conflict between policy enactment, perception, and enforcement. Contributors examine topics ranging from the American justice system’s role in magnifying racial and ethnic disparities to the controversial immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, along with pointed discussions of how the racial bias of public policy decisions historically impacts emerging concerns such as media access, health equity, and asset poverty.

By presenting nuanced case studies of key topics, How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality offers a timely and wide-ranging collection on major social and political issues unfolding in twenty-first-century America.

Editions of How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality

Hardcover
ISBN 9780807171691
Paperback
ISBN 9780807170700
PDF
ISBN 9780807171684

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How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality, edited by Josh Grimm and Jaime Loke, brings together scholars of political science, sociology, and mass communication to provide an in-depth analysis of race in the United States through the lens of public policy. This vital collection outlines how issues such as profiling, wealth inequality, and housing segregation relate to race and policy decisions at both the local and national levels. Each chapter explores the inherent conflict between policy enactment, perception, and enforcement. Contributors examine topics ranging from the American justice system’s role in magnifying racial and ethnic disparities to the controversial immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, along with pointed discussions of how the racial bias of public policy decisions historically impacts emerging concerns such as media access, health equity, and asset poverty.

By presenting nuanced case studies of key topics, How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality offers a timely and wide-ranging collection on major social and political issues unfolding in twenty-first-century America.

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How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality, edited by Josh Grimm and Jaime Loke, brings together scholars of political science, sociology, and mass communication to provide an in-depth analysis of race in the United States through the lens of public policy. This vital collection outlines how issues such as profiling, wealth inequality, and housing segregation relate to race and policy decisions at both the local and national levels. Each chapter explores the inherent conflict between policy enactment, perception, and enforcement. Contributors examine topics ranging from the American justice system’s role in magnifying racial and ethnic disparities to the controversial immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, along with pointed discussions of how the racial bias of public policy decisions historically impacts emerging concerns such as media access, health equity, and asset poverty.

By presenting nuanced case studies of key topics, How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality offers a timely and wide-ranging collection on major social and political issues unfolding in twenty-first-century America.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality?

Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social and ethical issues > Social discrimination and social justice

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How long is How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality and how many pages does it have?

How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality has 216 page(s)

Is How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Media and Public Affairs

Who is/are the Author/s of the book How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality?

Chryl Laird, Elizabeth Roberto, Ernest B. McGowen McGowen, Holley Wilkin, Ismail White, Jackelyn Hwang, Jacob Rugh, Jaime Loke, Jared Clemons, Josh Grimm, Lori L. Martin, Mary Campbell, Shaun Gabbidon, Srivi Ramasubramian, Sylvia Emmanuel

Who is the Publisher of the book How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality?

LSU Press

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How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807171691) and paperback(ISBN 9780807170700) and pdf(ISBN 9780807171684)

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