Silent racism : how well-meaning white people perpetuate the racial divide / Barbara Trepagnier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trepagnier, Barbara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviews--United States.

Interviews.

Race awareness--United States.

Race awareness.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

White people--United States--Attitudes.

White people.

Women, White--United States--Interviews.

Women, White.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Vivid and engaging, <i>Silent Racism</i> persuasively demonstrates that silent racism--racism by people who classify themselves as not racist”--is instrumental in the production of institutional racism. Trepagnier argues that heightened race awareness is more important in changing racial inequality than judging whether individuals are racist. The collective voices and confessions of nonracist” white women heard in this book help reveal that all individuals harbor some racist thoughts and feelings. Trepagnier uses vivid focus group interviews to argue that the oppositional categories of racist/not racist are outdated. The oppositional categories should be replaced in contemporary thought with a continuum model that more accurately portrays today's racial reality in the United States.<br><br>A shift to a continuum model can raise the race awareness of well-meaning white people and improve race relations. Offering a fresh approach, <i>Silent Racism</i> is an essential resource for teaching and thinking about racism in the twenty-first century.<br>"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface to the Original Edition""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Chapter One""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Chapter Five""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Chapter Seven""; ""Chapter Eight""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C""; ""Appendix D""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

First published 2010 by Paradigm Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-198) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-28444-8

1-315-28445-6

1-61205-398-X

9781315284453

OCLC:

923321861