{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-diversity-the-language-of-race-and-the-limits-of-racial-justice-paperback","title":"The Enigma of Diversity: The Language of Race and the Limits of Racial Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Berrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiversity these days is a hallowed American value, widely shared and honored. That's a remarkable change from the Civil Rights era-but does this public commitment to diversity constitute a civil rights victory? What does diversity mean in contemporary America, and what are the effects of efforts to support it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ellen Berrey digs deep into those questions in \u003ci\u003eThe Enigma of Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e. Drawing on six years of fieldwork and historical sources dating back to the 1950s and making extensive use of three case studies from widely varying arenas-housing redevelopment in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, affirmative action in the University of Michigan's admissions program, and the workings of the human resources department at a Fortune 500 company-Berrey explores the complicated, contradictory, and even troubling meanings and uses of diversity as it is invoked by different groups for different, often symbolic ends. In each case, diversity affirms inclusiveness, especially in the most coveted jobs and colleges, yet it resists fundamental change in the practices and cultures that are the foundation of social inequality. Berrey shows how this has led racial progress itself to be reimagined, transformed from a legal fight for fundamental rights to a celebration of the competitive advantages afforded by cultural differences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Powerfully argued and surprising in its conclusions, \u003ci\u003eThe Enigma of Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the true cost of the public embrace of diversity: the taming of demands for racial justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Berrey\u003c\/b\u003e assistant professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, and an affiliated scholar of the American Bar Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47624031994115,"sku":"9780226246239","price":56.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/V3EwZ0RnNVhaM0lRVm5EWjhnSDE2UT09.webp?v=1768331236","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-gb\/products\/the-enigma-of-diversity-the-language-of-race-and-the-limits-of-racial-justice-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}