White middle-class men in Rio de Janeiro : the making of a dominant subject / Valeria Ribeiro Corossacz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ribeiro Corossacz, Valeria, author.

Series:

Latin American gender and sexualities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class white people--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Social conditions.

Middle class white people.

Middle class men--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Social conditions.

Middle class men.

Men, White--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Social conditions.

Men, White.

Social conditions.

Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.

Physical Description:

xiv, 125 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

In this book based on the biographical accounts of upper-middle class while men living in wealthy parts of Rio de Janeiro. Valeria Ribeiro Corossacz analyzes specific experiences of whiteness as they are produced at the intersection of multiple categories-in particular gender, class, and sexuality. White Middle-Class Men in Rio de Janeiro: The Making of a Dominant Subject investigates what it means to be classified as a white person and a man in a society that is known for its valorization of racial mixing and yet deeply structured by racism, class, and gentler inequalities. By examining instances of silence and what is left, unsaid as well as precise descriptions of power relations and violent episodes, this book encourages the reader to observe the condition of dominant subjects as a keystone of the reproduction of social discrimination. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Dominant Subject 1

2 An Unusual Research Topic 23

3 Unspoken Whiteness 39

4 Learning Domination 57

5 Race, Class and Gender 77.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-120) and index.

ISBN:

1498546420

9781498546423

OCLC:

1002112376