ISBN:
9781538129845
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 408 Seiten)
Edition:
Second edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Andersen, Margaret L., 1948 - Race in society
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Rassismus
;
Rasse
;
Electronic books
;
USA
Abstract:
Cover -- RACE IN SOCIETY: THE ENDURING AMERICANDILEMMA -- Copyright -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Dilemma or Dream? The Quagmire of Race in America -- A Note on Language -- Organization of the Book -- Pedagogical Features of Race in Society -- New to the Second Edition -- Instructor and Student Resources -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 -- Race -- A Simple Experiment: Changing Your Race -- The One-Drop Rule -- The Myth of Biological Race -- Race: A Modern Idea -- Who Counts? Racial Classification Systems -- Defining Race and Ethnicity: Intersecting Ideas -- The Many Meanings of Race -- Race Is a Process, Not a Thing: Racial Formation -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical-Thinking Questions -- Student Exercises -- Challenging Questions/Open to Debate -- Chapter 2 -- What Do You Think? -- The Social Dynamics of Prejudice -- The Correlates and Consequences of Prejudice -- The Prejudice-Discrimination Link -- Polling for Prejudice: Have Attitudes Changed? -- Racism and Its Many Forms -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical-Thinking Questions -- Student Exercises -- Challenging Questions/Open to Debate -- Chapter 3 -- Representing Race -- The Power of Culture: Cultural Racism, Stereotypes, and Controlling Images -- Echoes of the Past -- Who Sees What? -- Race and Representation -- Isn't All in Good Fun? -- Markets, Makers, and Money: The Media Constructs Race -- Race, Resistance, and Alternative Visions -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical-Thinking Questions -- Student Exercises -- Challenging Questions/Open to Debate -- Chapter 4 -- Who Do You Think You Are? -- Who Am I? Racial Identities in a Racialized Society -- Borders and Binaries: The Complexities of Multiracial Identity -- Who's White, and Why Does It Matter? Whiteness and White Privilege -- It's the Little Things that Count: Racial Microaggressions.
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