Preface and Acknowledgments

Part I: Ideas and History of Race

1. What are Ethics and Race?

What is Ethics?

What is Race?

"Judged by the Content of Their Character"

2. Democracy and Social Ethics

Race, Friendship, and Marriage

The Tragedy of the Commons

The Common Good

3. The History of Race and Racism

Racism as Ideology

The History of Ideas of Race

White Supremacy and Eugenics

4. Science and Race

Moral Reasoning and Race

Race in Society and Social Science

The Lack of Physical Biology in Race

Intellectual Virtue, Science, and Race

Part II: Law and Policy

5. Civil Rights and Political Rights

The US Civil Rights Movement

The Voting Rights Act and Its Reversals

Welfare as Positive Rights

6. Immigration

US Immigration Before and After 1965

The Moral Issue of DACA

7. Affirmative Action and Diversity

The History of Affirmative Action and Diversity

Affirmative Action and Diversity Today: Comparisons and Pros and Cons

8. Compensation, Reparation, Rectification, and Reconciliation

Compensation

Reparation

Rectification

Reconciliation

Part III: Social Institutions

9. The US Criminal Justice System

Punishment

Demographics

Reform Projects Impacting Prisoners of Color

10. Police Reform

Police Actions in High-Profile Killings

US Supreme Court Rulings and Police Impunity

Police Reform and Its Obstacles

11. Dignity, Income, and Wealth

Racial Minorities and Economic Dignity

Income

Wealth

12. Education

The Structure of the US Educational System

Leisure Versus Work

Controversial Content

13. Health and Disability

Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Health

Wellness and Food

Disabilities and Mental Health

Part IV: Social Disruptions

14. Everyday Racism

Place Segregation

Anti-Racist Coping Strategies

Microaggression

White Privilege and White Status

15. Hate Speech and Hate Crimes

Hate Speech

Hate Crimes

Reporting and Punishing Hate Crimes

16. Protests from the Left and Right

Protests from the Left

Protests from the Right

Do Protests Work?

Part V: Identity and Representation

17. Mixed Race

Mixed Race and Social Construction

The Importance of the One-Drop Rule

Moral Aspects of Mixed-Race Identity

18. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Complexities of Jewish Identity

Resistant Indigenous Identity

Cosmopolitan Ideals

19. Intersectionality and Gender

Black Women's Recognition

Constructions of Black Male Gender

Latina identities

20. Representation in Media and Society

Latina Representation

Asian-American Representation

Memorials for African Americans and Native Americans

21. Sport

How Racism in Sport has Mirrored Society

Vulnerabilities of Athletes

How Star Athletes Have Spoken Out Against Injustice

Part VI - The Natural and International World

22. Natural Disaster

Disaster and Racial Social Construction

Preparation

Comparing Harvey and Maria

23. COVID-19

Increasingly Violent Racism Against Asian Americans and Jewish Americans

Pandemic Effects on African Americans, Hispanic/Latinx Americans, and Native Americans

24. Global Issues and Humanitarianism

The Capabilities Approach

The Human Security Paradigm

Climate Change and Humanity

Glossary

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