Race and Morality : How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and Perpetuate Inequality PDF
by Melvyn L. Fein
Part of the Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice series
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After I had finished my presentation, a colleague and I sat rocking on the hotel porch to discuss its merits.
It was a picture-perfect fall day in Jekyll Island Georgia, and he was a friend.
Yes, he explained, what I was saying seemed to be true. And yes it probably needed to be said, but why did I want to be the one to say it?
Wasn't I, after all, a tenured professor who didn't need to make a fuss in order to retain his job?
Didn't it make sense to just kick back and enjoy the easy life I had earned?
The topic of our tete-a-tete was my speculations about race relations and he was certain that too much honesty could only get me in trouble.
Given my lack of political correct- ness, people were sure to assume that I was a racist and not give me a fair hearing.
This was a prospect I had previously contemplated. Long before embarking on this volume I had often asked myself why I wanted to write it.
The ideological fervor that dominates our public dialogue on race guaran- teed that some people would perceive me as a dangerous scoundrel who had to be put in his place.
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