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



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Autore: McKinney Karyn D. <1969-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Being white : stories of race and racism / / Karyn D. McKinney Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2005
Descrizione fisica: xxi, 270 p
Disciplina: 305.809
Soggetto topico: White people - Race identity - United States
Youth - United States - Attitudes
Race awareness - United States
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Being white  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-136-06434-6
0-203-61680-4
1-299-47948-0
1-136-06426-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779686703321
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