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Faces of inequality : social diversity in American politics / Rodney E. Hero.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 193 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780198027720
  • 0198027729
  • 1280535121
  • 9781280535123
  • 9780195117141
  • 019511714X
  • 9786610535125
  • 6610535124
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Faces of inequality.DDC classification:
  • 306.2/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • E184.A1 H469 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Social Diversity and the Study of State Politics and Policy; 2 The Social Diversity Interpretation in Perspective: Reviewing Other Explanations of State Politics; 3 Social Diversity and Political Institutions, Political Processes, and Attitudes; 4 Social Diversity and the Formal Institutions of State Government; 5 Social Diversity and State Public Policies: Education, Health, and Welfare; 6 Social Diversity and State Public Policies: Other Issues; 7 Social Diversity at the Substate Level; 8 The Social Diversity Interpretation of State Politics and Policy in Perspective; Notes.
Summary: The 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. Opposing conventional wisdom, Rodney Hero seeks to provide a completely new lens through which to view American politics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.

1 Social Diversity and the Study of State Politics and Policy; 2 The Social Diversity Interpretation in Perspective: Reviewing Other Explanations of State Politics; 3 Social Diversity and Political Institutions, Political Processes, and Attitudes; 4 Social Diversity and the Formal Institutions of State Government; 5 Social Diversity and State Public Policies: Education, Health, and Welfare; 6 Social Diversity and State Public Policies: Other Issues; 7 Social Diversity at the Substate Level; 8 The Social Diversity Interpretation of State Politics and Policy in Perspective; Notes.

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The 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. Opposing conventional wisdom, Rodney Hero seeks to provide a completely new lens through which to view American politics.

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