Overcoming our racism : the journey to liberation / / Derald Wing Sue

• Autore: Sue Derald Wing
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8/00973
• Soggetto topico: Racism - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Overcoming Our Racism; Contents; Preface; 1. Are You a Racist?; 2. What Is Racism?; 3. Do You Oppress?; 4. What Is Your Racial Reality and That of White America?; 5. Isn't Racism a White Problem?; 6. What Does It Mean to Be White?; 7. What Is White Privilege?; 8. How Do You Develop a Nonracist White Identity?; 9. What Must You Do to Combat Racism?; 10. What Must Society Do to Combat Racism?; 11. What Must People of Color Do to Overcome Racism? A Personal Message to My Brothers and Sisters of Color; Epilogue; Notes; About the Author; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Racism is a crucial issue that all of us must confront, starting with ourselves. It's painful to admit it, but we all have innate and long-standing attitudes and prejudices towards other ethnic and racial groups. This extraordinary book challenges the reader by documenting how each of us have a role in the oppression of others-and tells what we can do about it. Overcoming Our Racism offers a real cure, a way to overcome racism on a very intimate level: first by taking responsibility for our attitudes and understanding where they came from, then by learning about disparate cultures within our s
• Titolo autorizzato: Overcoming our racism
• ISBN: 9786610410415; 9781280410413; 1280410418; 9780787979690; 0787979694; 9780787972523; 0787972525
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019759503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II