No debate this week, since we’ll have a special guest joining us virtually. Here are the three main topic areas that Professor Wax will talk a bit about at the start of our class meeting–just 20 minutes or so. Then we’ll open things up for questions and discussion. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY is to come prepared with questions! This is a great opportunity for you to dig into this topic with the author of the book we’ve read, so please be ready to talk!
Topics:
Changes in the structure of the family, and especially the black family, and the implications for racial disparities.
Educational gaps between racial groups: how much affirmative action be expected to do to reduce these?
On reparations: is there a reasonable case for this?