Anatomy of The Anatomy of Racial Inequality
Journal of Economic Literature
vol. 40,
no. 4, December 2002
(pp. 1202-1214)
Abstract
In this review, I summarize and offer thoughts about two arguments key to Glenn Loury's analysis of the anatomy of racial inequality. The first concerns the idea that many negative stereotypes held about blacks in the United States are self-fulfilling, despite little evidence of inherent differences between the races in human potential. The second argument concerns the proposition that the racial stigmatization of blacks is deeply embedded in the public consciousness and that such stigma racially biases socially cognitive processes to the severe detriment of African-Americans.Citation
Raphael, Steven. 2002. "Anatomy of The Anatomy of Racial Inequality ." Journal of Economic Literature, 40 (4): 1202-1214. DOI: 10.1257/002205102762203594JEL Classification
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J71 Labor Discrimination
- K41 Litigation Process