ISBN:
9781529208023
,
9781529208030
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages)
Series Statement:
Sociology of diversity
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Léonard, Marie des Neiges Racial diversity in contemporary France
DDC:
305.800944
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Frankreich
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Rassismus
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Frankreich
;
Ethnische Beziehungen
;
Rassismus
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
Abstract:
This unique work reveals how the denial of race as a social category maintains and reproduces systematic racism in contemporary France. Léonard offers an in-depth analysis of contentious issues in society, revealing how color-blind racism is at the centre of social inequality in France.
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Series -- Racial Diversity in Contemporary France: The Case of Colorblindness -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Series Editor Preface -- List of tables -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- The premise of the debate: colorblind and post-racial -- Book structure -- 2 Race and Racism: Framing the Debate -- Race: some definitions -- Conceptualizing racism -- The history of race and racism in France -- Debates and controversies -- Theoretical frames and methodologies -- White racial framing -- White racial hegemony -- Colorblind racism -- The theory of racial ignorance -- Social construction -- Methodologies -- Conclusion -- 3 The French Model of Integration and Colorblind Racism -- Clarification and caveat -- Contemporary demography of France -- Current French laws on discrimination and diversity -- Discrimination patterns in contemporary France -- Public surveys (INSEE) -- Testing -- Studies based on first and last names -- Employment discrimination -- Education discrimination -- Residential segregation -- Race and policing -- Health disparities -- Conclusion -- 4 Counting Racial Diversity: Naming and Numbering -- Collecting data: methods and contradictions -- Overview -- Contemporary context -- France's blind spot: the grammar of colorblindness -- The racialist frame: the specter of France's past -- The universalist frame -- The national identity frame -- Comparative case studies in Europe -- Conclusion -- 5 Rioting the Residences and Reclaiming the Republic -- Political rhetoric -- Chronology of events: how the house burned down -- The grammar of the White racial frame -- Kärcher and racaille -- The riots and the rioters as criminal -- The state of emergency and colonial legacy -- Cultural racism as colorblind racism -- Conclusion -- 6 Islam and the Republic.
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