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Subject(s)

• Cultural pluralism—Political aspects—United States [Browse]
• Cultural pluralism—Economic aspects—United States [Browse]
• Democracy—Social aspects—United States [Browse]
• Civil society—United States [Browse]
• Political sociology [Browse]

Editor

• Lewis, Earl [Browse]
• Cantor, Nancy, 1952- [Browse]

Series

• Our compelling interests (Series) [More in this series]
• Our compelling interests

Summary note

It is clear that in our society today, issues of diversity and social connectedness remain deeply unresolved and can lead to crisis and instability. The major demographic changes taking place in America make discussions about such issues all the more imperative. Our Compelling Interests engages this conversation and demonstrates that diversity is an essential strength that gives nations a competitive edge. This inaugural volume of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series illustrates that a diverse population offers our communities a prescription for thriving now and in the future. This landmark essay collection begins with a powerful introduction situating the demographic transitions reshaping American life, and the contributors present a broad-ranging look at the value of diversity to democracy and civil society. They explore the paradoxes of diversity and inequality in the fifty years following the civil rights legislation of the 1960s, and they review the ideals that have governed our thinking about social cohesion--such as assimilation, integration, and multiculturalism--before delving into the new ideal of social connectedness. The book also examines the demographics of the American labor force and its implications for college enrollment, graduation, the ability to secure a job, business outcomes, and the economy. -- Amazon.com.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction : the value of diversity for democracy and a prosperous society / Earl Lewis and Nancy Cantor
• The "diversity explosion" is America's twenty-first-century baby boom / William H. Frey
• Less separate, still unequal : diversity and equality in "post-civil rights" America / Thomas J. Sugrue
• Toward a connected society / Danielle Allen
• The economic value of diversity / Anthony Carnevale and Nicole Smith
• The diversity of diversity / Kwame Anthony Appiah
• Group interactions in building a connected society / Patricia Gurin
• Diversity and institutional life : levels and objects / Ira Katznelson
• Diversity as a strategic advantage : a sociodemographic perspective / Marta Tienda.

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ISBN

• 9780691170480 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
• 0691170487 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2016023185

OCLC

930255942

Other standard number

• 40026356128

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