Dark Ghetto

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,rDark Ghetto is a brilliant diagnosis of the White problem in our society. It is an important book, a sound one and one that is bound to make a mark on the thinking of Americans."-robert k. merton "Clark is tired of the falsé objectivity, the 'balanced view' of many of his liberal white friends on the other side of the horribly tangible plate glass, which is philosophically made possible by the inherited Anglo-Saxon naivete and lack of clarity regarding the value problem. Therefore, he alsó speaks with passión but with honesty and, in the end, a belief in the possibility of integration as a two-way process. In the demand for true objectivity he must,indeed, demand humán empathy and even compassion on the part of as many as possible of those who can read, think, and feel in free, prosperous, white America. He asks that they recognize that large reforms, far beyond the formai enactment of civil rights, have become necessary and urgent. He can press for these huge reforms with the... Tovább

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,rDark Ghetto is a brilliant diagnosis of the White problem in our society. It is an important book, a sound one and one that is bound to make a mark on the thinking of Americans."-robert k. merton "Clark is tired of the falsé objectivity, the 'balanced view' of many of his liberal white friends on the other side of the horribly tangible plate glass, which is philosophically made possible by the inherited Anglo-Saxon naivete and lack of clarity regarding the value problem. Therefore, he alsó speaks with passión but with honesty and, in the end, a belief in the possibility of integration as a two-way process. In the demand for true objectivity he must,indeed, demand humán empathy and even compassion on the part of as many as possible of those who can read, think, and feel in free, prosperous, white America. He asks that they recognize that large reforms, far beyond the formai enactment of civil rights, have become necessary and urgent. He can press for these huge reforms with the better conscience as, without waiting - for them, he threw himself first into constructive healing work in the Haryou activity in Harlem upon which he Ireports in various parts of the book, and now continues his exploration of the relevance of social science for social change through his work as director of the Social Dynamics Research Institute of the City College of the City University of New York." -gunnar myrdal, in the Foreword K"Immensely informative, carefully and soberly reasoned, and weil written. It would seem essential for anyone interestecí in the situation of the American Negro in our society." -RÓBERT penn warren Vissza