(1948) - The New Orthodoxy in Theories of Race Relations - Oliver Cromwell Cox

In this 21st chapter of Cox's Caste, Class, and Race book, The New Orthodoxy in Theories of Race Relations, Cox argues against two scholars and their usage of ethnocentrism to explain racial prejudice. He mentions that one cannot go about changing people's perceptions simply by proving them wrong; perceptions are rooted in the system. Racial prejudice can never be fully removed under capitalism as that is in part, what capitalism is built upon. He further pushes the notion that slavery in a capitalistic society is ideal, as it exploits the working class upon the basis of societal hierarchy, which in turn can be presented as the caste system.