Race and social equity : a nervous area of government / Susan T. Gooden.
In this compelling book the author contends that social equity--specifically racial equity--is a nervous area of government. Over the course of history, this nervousness has stifled many individuals and organizations, thus leading to an inability to seriously advance the reduction of racial inequiti...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Nervousness, Social Equity, and Public Administration; Race and Social Equity: A "Nervous Area of Government"; Why Focus on Race?; Social Equity, Public Administration, and Notions of American Democracy; Conclusion; References; 2. The Saturation of Racial Inequities in the United States; Housing; Education; Environment; Conclusion; References; 3. Nervousness Within Individual Public Administrators; Race Talk at Work; Conversational Avoidance; Strategic Colorblindness; Assimilation.
- Conversational VariabilityPersonal Experience; Cultural Pluralism; Multicultural Mosaic; Conclusion; References; 4. Nervousness in Public Sector Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Values and Goals; Organizational Socialization; Organizational Leadership and Change; Organizational Discourse; Organizational Learning and High Performance; Conclusion; References; 5. Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Beginning Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Implementing Seattle's Race and Social Justice Initiative; Acknowledging Institutional Racism.
- Citywide Employee Training on Race and RacismDeveloping Agency Plans; Results from the Race and Social Justice Initiative; Sustaining the Work; Conclusion; References; 6. Assessing Agency Performance: The Wisconsin Experience; Public Administration and Social Equity; Assessing Social Equity in Governmental Services; Contemporary Welfare Policy and Race; Findings from Wisconsin Works; Conceptual Model for Racial Disparities Analysis Within Agencies; Conclusion; Appendix 6.1. Interview Protocol; Notes; References; 7. Making Racial Equity Work Visible: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- About the EPAEstablishing the Office of Environmental Justice; EPA Mission, Leadership, and Strategic Planning; Implementing the Work: Operational Structure, Programs, and Activities; Environmental Justice 2.0: Environmental Justice in Action; Conclusion; References; 8. Assessing Racial Equity in Government; Racial Equity Analysis; Assessing Racial Equity in Government; Evaluating Racial Equity Performance; Conclusion; References; 9. Beyond the Diversity Plan: Overcoming Racial Nervousness Within MPA Programs; NASPAA Standards; Culture vs. Climate; Performing a Cultural Audit.
- Focusing on Program SpecificsConclusion; Notes; References; 10. Nervousness in a Comparative Context; Government Apologies; Comparative Nervousness; Racial Discrimination and the United Nations; Conclusion; References; 11. Principles for Conquering Nervousness in Government; Principle 1; Principle 2; Principle 3; Principle 4; Principle 5; Principle 6; Principle 7; Principle 8; Principle 9; Principle 10; References; Index; About the Author.