This comment on Nathan Glazer's essay sets it in the context of Glazer's distinguished academic career, discusses contemporary sociological thinking about American exceptionalism in race relations, and considers how the reproduction of certain beliefs and values, including diversity and inequality, can be explained sociologically.
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