The rapid transformation of the United States from a monochromatic black-and-white society into one truly multiethnic poses many questions about its future race relations. The Paradoxes of Integration provides some farseeing answers by examining the complex relationships between place, community, and racial attitudes among Asian Americans, blacks, Latinos, and whites. J. Eric Oliver demonstrates that the increased racial tension likely to accompany the diversification of America's metropolitan areas can be partially offset by the greater integration of its neighborhoods. Working and living close to other races appears to increase racial tolerance among all four racial groups; such benefits, however, come at a cost: neighborhood integration also corresponds with lower feelings of trust and civic involvement among residents. In a multiethnic society, the same factors that diminish racial resentment also dampen community attachment. By not only comparing racial attitudes among all four groups but also by highlighting the complexity within each one, The Paradoxes of Integration sensitively explores the challenges and possibilities of a racially pluralistic America. Book jacket.