Being white : stories of race and racism / / Karyn D. McKinney
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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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| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910827680803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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