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The Trouble with Friendship : Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Race
The Trouble with Friendship Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Race Author:Benjamin DeMott In this lively book, a well-known social critic draws on evidence from movies, TV, literature, and advertising to argue that many Americans have been lulled by the media into believing that racial problems can be substantially mitigated, even vanquished, by blacks and whites working together, one on one, to reconcile their differences. Benjamin ... more »DeMott believes that this position of "friendship orthodoxy" oversimplifies the causes of racism and allows us to ignore the harsh socioeconomic realities faced by many blacks in this country.« less