Are You Politically Correct? Debating America's Cultural Standards

Francis J. Beckwith and Michael E. Bauman (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0879757698 / ISBN 13: 9780879757694

Published by Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY, 1993

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266 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Relevant newspaper article(s) included from previous owner.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Are You Politically Correct? Debating America's Cultural Standards
• Publisher: Prometheus Books, Buffalo, NY
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879757698
• ISBN 13: 9780879757694
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Studies, Contemp & World & Intl Politics
  • Cultural Studies
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

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Synopsis

Policies governing what is taught in America's colleges and universities, who is admitted, and how faculty are hired (for years viewed as standards of excellence) are now being replaced by standards aimed at "multicultural diversity." Traditional standards are criticized as inherently racist, sexist, and oppressive, while the new perspective is said to be "politically correct." Today, important questions are being raised:- Should the study of Western culture be replaced by "multiculturalism"?- Is affirmative action inherently racist?- Should accrediting bodies require a commitment to diversity?- What is political correctness?- Should the traditional canon of the great works of Western literature be replaced, amended, or remain the same?- Do minority study programs really benefit the people they are supposed to help?- Are "speech codes" on college campuses inconsistent with the First Amendment?Are You Politically Correct? brings together selections that span the political gamut from the far left to the far right, demonstrating the clash of views on the many issues surrounding the political correctness debate.

About the Author

Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies at Baylor University, where he also serves as associate director of the Graduate Program in Philosophy as well as co-director (with Trent Dougherty) of the Program on Philosophical Studies of Religion in the Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion. Visit his home page at http://sites.baylor.edu/francisbeckwith/.

Michael E. Bauman is Director of Christian Studies and Professor of Theology and Culture at Hillsdale College.