ISBN:
9780739175989
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (213 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version White Race Discourse : Preserving Racial Privilege in a Post-Racial Society
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Whites - Race identity - United States
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Whites - Race identity - United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
White Race Discourse exposes and explains the contradictory nature of the race discourse displayed by sixty-one white college students in the United States. While many scholars have written about the "racetalk" of whites, few have succeeded in bridging both the theoretical and methodological gaps between whiteness scholars and discourse analysts. The book presents evidence that these white Americans are "bureaucrats of whiteness" in that they defend the racial status quo through their discourse. 〈/s
Description / Table of Contents:
WHITE RACE DISCOURSE; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1Introduction: How Does Racism Continue toExist in U.S. Society; Chapter 2Bureaucrats of Whiteness; Chapter 3Rationalizing Segregation; Chapter 4 Products of the Retrogression; Chapter 5Defending White Supremacy; Chapter 6Antiracism in Progress; Chapter 7Conclusion: Toward a New Race Discourse; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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