If Human Rights Mattered

If Human Rights Mattered

This article is a response to Judith Blau's (2016) essay, "Human Rights: What the United States Might Learn from the Rest of the World and, Yes, from American Sociology." Here, I argue that if human rights mattered, then liberty could be assured. And absent human rights, liberty is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 2017-03, Vol.32 (1), p.217-219
1. Verfasser: Coates, Rodney D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
democracy
Freedoms
Human rights
inequality
liberty
race
Sociological research
the American Dream
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Zusammenfassung:This article is a response to Judith Blau's (2016) essay, "Human Rights: What the United States Might Learn from the Rest of the World and, Yes, from American Sociology." Here, I argue that if human rights mattered, then liberty could be assured. And absent human rights, liberty is a sham.
ISSN:0884-8971
1573-7861
DOI:10.1111/socf.12302