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Autore |
McKinney Karyn D. <1969-, > |
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Titolo |
Being white : stories of race and racism / / Karyn D. McKinney |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-06434-6 |
0-203-61680-4 |
1-299-47948-0 |
1-136-06426-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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White people - Race identity - United States |
Youth - United States - Attitudes |
Race awareness - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-266) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements; Foreword - Joe Feagin; Preface: A white woman from the South; 1. 'I could tell my life story without mentioning race:' Exploring everyday whiteness; 2. 'I began to see how important race could be:' Turning points in whiteness; 3. 'Being born in the U.S. to white parents is almost boring:' Whiteness as indescribable and meaningless; 4. 'I feel whiteness when I hear people blaming whites:' Whiteness as culturally stigmatized; 5. 'I was the loser in this rat race:' Whiteness as economically disadvantaged; 6. 'Being white is like being free:' Whiteness and the potential for anti-racism; Appendices: A. Sample Validity; B. Regional Differences; C. Autobiography Guide |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Being White' explores what the author calls 'everyday whiteness,' that is, whiteness as lived by everyday experience. This volume aims to shed light on a rarely studied or discussed topic. |
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