Racism or Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office

Racism: From Slavery to Advanced Capitalism, Vol. 17

Author: Carter A Wilson

This volume in the Sage Series on Race and Ethnic Relations seeks to explain the phenomenon of racism throughout history by drawing on and integrating the massive literature on racism coming out of the economic, political, and cultural realms. In so doing, author Carter A. Wilson tackles four major goals: first, to help resolve the major debates surrounding racism; second, to demystify racism; third, to provide understanding of how racism has been sustained in various historical eras; and finally, to discuss how racism takes on different forms in various stages of history. This eye-opening volume sheds new light on racism and will be vital to students and professionals in race and ethnic studies, sociology, political science, economics, history, American studies and anthropology.

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Explains the phenomenon of racism throughout history, drawing on the literature on racism coming from the economic, political, and cultural realms. Shows how racism takes different forms in various stages of history, with chapters on the origins of racism in North America, debt peonage, industrial capitalism and aversive racism, and advanced capitalism and meta-racism. For students and professionals in ethnic studies, political science, history, and anthropology. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Series Editor's Introduction
Introduction
Theoretical Reflections
The Model
The Historical Origins of Racism
The Origins and Maintenance of Slavery and Dominative Racism in North America
Debt Peonage and Dominative Aversive Racism (1865-1965)
Industrial Capitalism and Aversive Racism
Advanced Capitalism and Meta-Racism (1970 to the Present)

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Surviving and Thriving in the Law Office

Author: Richard L Hughes

The author of this guide on paralegal career success brings to it a unique perspective as a former supervising attorney who now is a paralegal educator. This publication gives paralegals and those studying the profession an inside look at what law offices look for in their paralegal staff. Readers not only learn from the attorney/author, they also get first-hand advice from paralegals through the Paralegal Perspective feature. Readers will learn the answers to such questions as How do I know if the job is right for me? How important is salary? Once on the job, how do I make a positive impression? How can I produce high-quality work? and How can I advance professionally? A sample paralegal resume and cover letter with comments about their development round out this highly useful resource.