For years; scholars have attempted to understand the powerful hold that the sermon had upon the imagination of New England Puritans. In this book Emory Elliott puts forth a complex and striking thesis: that Puritan religious literature provided the myths and metaphors that helped the people to express their deepest doubts and fears; feelings created by their particular cultural situation and aroused by the crucial social events of seventeenth-century America. In his early chapters; the author defines the psychological needs of the second- and third-generation Puritans; arguing that these needs arose from the generational conflict between the founders and their children and from the methods of child rearing and religious education employed in Puritan New England. In the later chapters; he reveals how the ministers responded to the crisis in their society by reshaping theology and constructing in their sermons a religious language that helped to fulfill the most urgent psychological needs of the people.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
#1732637 in Books Skrentny John D 2015-11-24 2015-11-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.43 x 1.04 x 5.85l; .0 #File Name: 0691168121416 pagesAfter Civil Rights Racial Realism in the New American Workplace
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love that he broke the book down in sectionsBy Maria Elena DelgadoAmazingly well written and the research that was put into this is very thorough. I love that he broke the book down in sections; my favorite being the entertainment and media hiring practices and strategies displaying race for dollars. Mr. Skrentny discussion of "racial realism" where race is viewed as a job qualification is an eye opener. Anyone who thinks that race is not relevant needs to read this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy William ShewfeltSkrentny's the funniest professor I've ever had.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Chapter 5 tells why African Americans aren't working!By Carol CrystleThe purpose of this book is the examine racial hiring practices in the workplace and compare what is actually happening with the American ideal of racial equality and the requirements of civil rights laws. Not unnaturally; the author finds discrepancies between the ideal; the law; and actual practice and he makes some suggestions for bringing them into closer alignment. This book is based on deep and thorough research and draws on myriad academic studies. It is well-written; easy to follow; and free of the political cant that books on this topic often fall prey to.The real dynamite in this book is Chapter 5:"Racial Realism in the Low-Skilled Sector." This chapter should be of intense interest to African Americans; those who are dubious about our immigration policy; and those who are concerned about the replacement of good-paying work with minimum wage jobs. Baldly stated; the author provides ample documentation that employers all over the country prefer to hire Latinos and Asians rather than African Americans or even whites because the immigrants work harder; accept lower pay; and don't complain even when working conditions are dangerous. Skrentny has quote after quote from employers all over the country illustrating this. A contractor from New Orleans: "You hire the African Americans; they all want the easy way out. The don't work long hours They always want breaks.. . ." (p.217) A personnel manager in Chicago: Blacks ". . . aren't as hard workers as the Hispanics. . ... The Black kind of has a "you owe me" kind of attitude." (p.223) Skrentny cites the work of two economists who did a survey "consisting of 365 interviews at 174 firms spread out between Atlanta; Boston; Detroit and Los Angeles." (p.224) "All lauded the work ethic of the Hispanic and Asian immigrants and denigrated the work ethic of Blacks." Again and again the African Americans are cited for "laziness" and a "you owe me" attitude. Even Black employers felt this way. (p.228)The result has been the replacement of union jobs paying union wages for Blacks and whites and their replacement with immigrant; largely Laatino labor earning minimum wage or less. This was done consciously. When Japanese companies began opening auto companies here they went south; away from the unions and the black labor pool in the Midwest. The meat-packing industry since 1980 has become heavily mechanized and systematically and purposefully replaced African Americans with Hispanics. The Federal Government even encouraged this change! (p217-219) although Black unemployment was high in New Orleans; employers wanted Hispanics to clean up the city and "the US government granted specia l waivers on immigration restrictions; easing the hiring of undocumented workers.)And as for the claim that immigrants who come here and start businesses are job-creators-- On the contrary; they hire fellow immigrants; no native American workers. If a company wants to hire new workers they have their existing workforce spread the news by word-of-mouth; thereby avoiding having to turn away African Americans or Blacks who might apply for the jobs. Cases have been brought; so far unsuccessfully; to have employers stop this practice.It is hard to know why the content of this chapter has not become part of the political conversation. Too bad our politicians; political activists; and TV pundits don't bother to read.
