ISBN:
9781509526406
,
9781509526390
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 285 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
Reprinted
Keywords:
Whites Social conditions 21st century
;
Digital divide 21st century
;
Information technology Social aspects 21st century
;
African Americans Social conditions 21st century
;
White people Social conditions 21st century
;
United States Race relations 21st century
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography
Abstract:
"Cutting through tech-industry hype, this book explores how emerging technologies reinforce white supremacy. Conceptualizing the "New Jim Code," Benjamin shows how discriminatory designs can encode inequity and also makes a case for race itself as a kind of tool designed to stratify and sanctify social injustice"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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