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Manning, John

 
9780595393800: Racially Based Negative Connotations: Whatýs In A Word
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ISBN 10 : 0595393802 ISBN 13 : 9780595393800
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Racially Based Negative Connotations: What's in a Word details author John H. Manning's lifelong struggle to reduce or eliminate the use of racially based negative connotations.Once Manning became aware of these harmful associations, he found them everywhere. He heard them in schools, churches, and at social events. They came out of the mouths of teachers, ministers, news media, police officers, politicians, co-workers, neighbors,children, and even members of Manning's own family. These racial slurs are embedded so deeply in our vocabulary that they have become a part of our daily language. Although these words and phrases are degrading racial slursdirected mostly toward African Americans, blacks use them justas often as do Caucasians. Favorable words such as pure, innocent, friendly, and good are often used in association with the white race, while unfavorable words such as evil, guilty, wicked, and bad are used in relation to the black race. Once these negative undertones are learned, they are carried from one generation to another. Racially Based Negative Connotations explores the origin of these expressions and seeks to bring understanding to long-held concepts of our everyday language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Racially Based Negative Connotations: What's in a Word details author John H. Manning's lifelong struggle to reduce or eliminate the use of racially based negative connotations.Once Manning became aware of these harmful associations, he found them everywhere. He heard them in schools, churches, and at social events. They came out of the mouths of teachers, ministers, news media, police officers, politicians, co-workers, neighbors,children, and even members of Manning's own family. These racial slurs are embedded so deeply in our vocabulary that they have become a part of our daily language. Although these words and phrases are degrading racial slursdirected mostly toward African Americans, blacks use them justas often as do Caucasians. Favorable words such as pure, innocent, friendly, and good are often used in association with the white race, while unfavorable words such as evil, guilty, wicked, and bad are used in relation to the black race. Once these negative undertones are learned, they are carried from one generation to another. Racially Based Negative Connotations explores the origin of these expressions and seeks to bring understanding to long-held concepts of our everyday language.

Biographie de l'auteur

John H. Manning was born in Haynes, Oklahoma. He received a BA insociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Manning wasappointed U.S. Postal Inspector in 1977 and retired in 1998. He was the firstblack postal inspector domiciled in the state of Mississippi.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595393802
ISBN 13 
9780595393800
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
86
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