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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827680803321

Autore

McKinney Karyn D. <1969-, >

Titolo

Being white : stories of race and racism / / Karyn D. McKinney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-06434-6

0-203-61680-4

1-299-47948-0

1-136-06426-5

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 270 p

Disciplina

305.809

Soggetti

White people - Race identity - United States

Youth - United States - Attitudes

Race awareness - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-266) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

'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.