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Andrew Hacker provides a structured analysis of the conditions that maintain racial divisions between black and white communities in the United States. Drawing on social, economic, and historical data, he explores the structural factorsβ€”such as segregation, income disparity, education inequity, and discriminatory policiesβ€”that reinforce these separations.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology
Authors: Andrew Hacker
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