{"product_id":"book-ggt3","title":"Classified","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA call for the separation of race and state, backed by a deep dive into the surreal world of racial classification in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans are understandably squeamish about official racial and ethnic classifications. Nevertheless, they are ubiquitous in American life. Applying for a job, mortgage, university admission, citizenship, government contracts, and much more involves checking a box stating whether one is Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, or Native American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile reviewing the surprising history of American racial classifications, \u003cem\u003eClassified \u003c\/em\u003eraises questions about the classifications' coherence, logic, and fairness; for example:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould Pakistani, Chinese, and Filipino Americans be in the same category despite their obvious differences in culture, appearance, religion, and more?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the government not allow Americans to classify themselves as bi- or multi-racial?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the government decide that a dark-complexioned, burka-wearing Muslim Yemini should be classified as generically white, but a blond-haired, blue-eyed immigrant from Spain should be classified as Hispanic and treated as a member of a minority group?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does the government require biomedical researchers to classify study participants by the official racial categories, when the classifications have no scientific basis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an increasingly diverse society with high rates of intergroup marriage, the American system of racial classification is getting even more arbitrary and absurd. With rising ethno-nationalism threatening democracy around the world, it's also dangerous. \u003cem\u003eClassified\u003c\/em\u003e argues that the time has come to consider abolishing official racial classification and replace it with the separation of race and state.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49289854681392,"sku":"BDggt3","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49289854714160,"sku":"ZEggt3","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49289854746928,"sku":"ZMggt3","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ggt3-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782429356","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ggt3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}