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Record Nr.

UNINA9910488725303321

Autore

Elias Amanuel

Titolo

Racism in Australia today / / Amanuel Elias, Fethi Mansouri, Yin Paradies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gateway East, Singapore : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-16-2137-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 pages)

Disciplina

305.800994

Soggetti

Racism - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Modelling Racism Towards Outgroups -- References -- 6 Media, Public Discourse and Racism -- Racialised Discourse and Media -- Media, Race and Crime -- Contemporary Racism in Australia Media -- Indigenous Peoples -- Arab Muslims -- Humanitarian Migrants -- Africans -- Digital Media and Racism -- Racism, Media and COVID-19 -- References -- 7 Social and Economic Impacts of Racism -- Social Impact of Racism -- Racism as a Social Determinant of Health -- Estimating the Economic Cost of Racism -- Experience of Racial Discrimination (ERD) -- Linking Racism and Health -- Burden of Disease Estimation -- Pecuniary Value of the Estimated Cost -- Putting the Economic Impact in Context -- References -- 8 Racism and Young People -- Racism and Its Impact on Young Australians -- Racism and Indigenous Youth -- Racism and Migrant Youth -- Racism in Schooling -- Measuring Racism Among Young Australians -- Reporting the Incident -- School Response -- Racism and Health -- Current Trends of Racism Among Young People -- References -- 9 Travelling Racism: Global Forces and Their Impact on Racism -- Conceptualising Travelling Racism -- Globalisation of Racism -- Examples of Globalised Racism -- Racism in the Age of COVID-19 -- Global Influence of Cyber-Racism -- Global Racism and Social Cohesion -- References -- 10 Countering Racism: Challenges and Progress in Anti-racism Efforts -- Conceptualising Anti-racism -- Anti-racism in History -- Critique of Anti-racism -- Effective Anti-racism Strategies -- Approaches to Anti-racism -- Intergroup Contact -- Anti-racism Training and Education -- Communications and Media Campaigns -- Organisational Development -- Effective Practice Across Approaches -- Backlash Effects -- Whither Anti-racism? -- Contemporary Anti-racism in Australia -- References -- 11 Conclusion -- Key Points and Current Knowledge.

Contestation Within Racism Research -- Australian Context -- Emerging Frontiers in Racism Research -- References -- Index.