{"product_id":"getting-it-wrong-algernon-austin-9780595385942","title":"Getting It Wrong: How Black Public Intellectuals Are Failing Black America","description":"Black public intellectuals, from liberal to conservative, are all talking about how black America is degenerating culturally. But there is little concrete evidence for this conclusion. In most areas of life, black Americans have made significant positive progress since the Civil Rights era.\u003cp\u003e Blacks are still economically worse off than whites, but black poverty has declined and the black middle class has grown since the 1960s. More blacks graduate from college today than ever before. Black communities are much safer now than during the peak crack epidemic years of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The blackteenage pregnancy rate has fallen dramatically since the 1960s. All of these facts contradict the assertions of black cultural decline. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While negative images of blacks abound in American popular culture, there is no evidence that these images accurately represent most real black Americans. In \u003ci\u003eGetting It Wrong, \u003c\/i\u003e sociologist Algernon Austin carefully examines the data on black Americans and separates myth from fact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Algernon Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 059538594X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595385942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algernon Austin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119945740543,"sku":"9780595385942","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6a51b61-d651-4397-b6ba-a1cb978a029f.jpg?v=1687411761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/getting-it-wrong-algernon-austin-9780595385942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}