Clientage and Contumely: How Group Preferences Foster Dependency and Resentment

Autor/in	Wood, Peter
Titel	Clientage and Contumely: How Group Preferences Foster Dependency and Resentment
Quelle	In: Academic Questions, 21 (2008) 3, S.275-287 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-4852
DOI	10.1007/s12129-008-9060-z
Schlagwörter	Critical Theory; Political Attitudes; Social Justice; Social History; Ideology; Group Behavior; Social Behavior; Cultural Pluralism; Affirmative Action + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritische Theorie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Sozialgeschichte; Ideologie; Gruppenverhalten; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Kulturpluralismus
Abstract	Advocates of preferences generally claim the moral high ground, insisting that we need them to advance the common social good. To oppose preferences, therefore, is "to act immorally." Preference's champions view them as weapons against hierarchy and oppression. Their foes stress individual identity and autonomy. The outcome of the debate will hinge on the answers given to a couple of uniquely American questions: Who are we? What is the right way forward? Peter Wood predicts that when Americans take an unblinking look at group preferences, they will reject them. (Contains 8 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10