ISBN:
9789811621376
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (386 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.800994
Keywords:
Racism-Australia
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Defining and Conceptualising Racism -- Theoretical Framework -- Focus of the Book -- Racism in Australia -- Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Race Relations in Australia: A Brief History -- An Overview -- Pre-Colonial Indigenous History -- First Contacts -- British Colonialism and Dispossession -- Colonial Massacres -- Race Relations in the Nineteenth Century -- Anti-Indigenous Peoples Racism -- Anti-Chinese Racism -- Anti-Pacific Islander Racism -- The Federation and White Australia -- Stolen Generations -- Post-War Reforms -- Multicultural Australia -- Post-Multiculturalism -- References -- 3 Institutional Racism and Its Social Costs -- Conceptualising Institutional Racism -- Manifestation of Institutional Racism -- Institutional Racism in Egalitarian Society -- Institutional Racism in the Australian Context -- The Cost of Institutional Racism -- Racism, Ethics and Human Rights -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Causes of Racism -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Economic Roots of Racism -- Neoclassical Explanations of Racism -- Race, Class and Racism -- Racism and Social Systems -- Racism, Nationalism and Capitalism -- Ideology and Social Construction of Race -- Beneficiaries of Racism -- Capitalists as Beneficiaries -- Racism and White Privilege -- Racism and Power -- Causes of Racism in Australia -- References -- 5 Contemporary Racism in Australia -- Racism Today -- Measuring Racism -- Racism as an Attitude -- Racism as an Experience -- Linking Attitudes and Experiences -- Prevalence of Racism in Australia -- Statistical Modelling of Racism -- Relationship Among Forms of Racism -- Racism Towards Perceived Outgroups -- Australian Racism in Context -- Appendix -- Linking Attitudes and Experiences of Racism.
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