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Valuable... Bumiller suggests that civil rights legislation may paradoxically exacerbate discrimination by rendering continuing perceptions of inequality less legitimate in the eyes of the 'victims.'.
Bumiller is among several scholars who have questioned the excessive reliance on law, especially constitutional law and the Supreme Court, as a means of solving social problems in the United States. The book will generate much discussion among those scholars interested in critical legal studies, sociology of law, race and gender relations, the social psychology of victimization, and social stratification.
Book Details
Preface to paperback edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Model of Legal Protection
Chapter 2. Law and Ideology
Chapter 3. The Historical Roots of Antidiscrimination Ideology
Chapter 4. The
Preface to paperback edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Model of Legal Protection
Chapter 2. Law and Ideology
Chapter 3. The Historical Roots of Antidiscrimination Ideology
Chapter 4. The Ideology of the Victim
Chapter 5. The Ethic of Survival
Chapter 6. Legality Enters Life
Chapter 7. Conclusion: Voices Excluded from the Law
Appendix A. List of Interviewees
Appendix B. Interview Schedule
Notes
Bibliography
Index