Interracial Contact and Social Change / / George Yancey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Yancey, George,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1 Contact: Part of the Problem, or the Solution? --; 2 The Potential Effects of Interracial Contact --; 3 Where Is Interracial Contact the Most Powerful? --; 4 Does Interracial Contact Change Racial Attitudes? --; 5 Pathways to Change --; 6 Interracial Contact and People of Color --; 7 Conclusion: Supporting Change --; Appendix --; References --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781588269485; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781588269485
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: George Yancey.

In this thought-provoking analysis, George Yancey reevaluates the controversial "contact hypothesis" as he explores if and when interracial contact can combat the racial animosity and inequality permeating US society. Yancey draws on quantitative and qualitative investigations of interracial religious congregations, families, and friendships to demonstrate that extensive interactions with people of color can alter the racial attitudes of whites. In the process, he challenges the assumption that contact necessarily results in people of color assimilating white values and culture: it may strengthen their socioeconomic positions, but it does not subvert their racial identity. Contact, Yancey concludes, is not a panacea for society's racial ills—but it is a vital supplement to the structural changes that must occur.