The Myth of the Model Minority Myth

Arthur Sakamoto, Isao Takei, Hyeyoung Woo*

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    Abstract

    With continued cost increases as well as demands for charitable donations and economic subsidies, universities are concerned with public relations and political legitimacy. The latter are fostered by the Model Minority Myth which implicitly asserts the moral superiority of universities and their graduates by condemning American society in general and the white working class in particular as being racist. Despite its intellectual and empirical limitations, the Model Minority Myth persists because it promotes the political power of universities in the current era of increasing inequality and the rising exploitation of the working class that are fostered by educational credentialism.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)309-321
    Number of pages13
    JournalSociological Spectrum
    Volume32
    Issue number4
    Early online date19 Jun 2012
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Sociology and Political Science

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