Shades of difference : why skin color matters / edited by Evelyn Nakano Glenn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glenn, Evelyn Nakano.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colorism.

Human skin color--Social aspects.

Human skin color.

Human skin color--Economic aspects.

Racism.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 299 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Shades of Difference addresses the widespread but little studied phenomenon of colorism-the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a broad range of societies and historical periods, this insightful collection looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America.

Is skin color bias distinct from racial bias? How does skin color preference relate to gender, given the association of lightness with desirability and beauty in women? The authors of this volume explore these and other questions as they take a closer look at the role Western-dominated culture and media have played in disseminating the ideal of light skin globally. With its comparative, international focus, this enlightening book will provide innovative insights and expand the dialogue around race and gender in the social sciences, ethnic studies, African American studies, and gender and women's studies.

Contents:

Introduction : economies of color / Angela P. Harris

The social consequences of skin color in Brazil / Edward Telles

A colorstruck world : skin tone, achievement, and self-esteem among African American women / Verna M. Keith

The Latin Americanization of U.S. race relations : a new pigmentocracy / Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David Dietrich

Filipinos and the color complex : ideal Asian beauty / Joanne L. Rondilla

The color of an ideal Negro beauty queen : Miss Bronze 1961-1968 / Maxine Leeds Craig

Caucasian, coolie, black, or white? : color and race in the Indo-Caribbean diaspora / Aisha Khan

The dynamics of color : mestizaje, racism, and blackness in Veracruz, Mexico / Christina A. Sue

Skin tone and the persistence of biological race in egg donation for assisted reproduction / Charis Thompson

Fair enough? : color and the commodification of self in Indian matrimonials / Jyotsna Vaid

Consuming lightness : segmented markets and global capital in the skin-whitening trade / Evelyn Nakano Glenn

Skin lighteners in South Africa : transnational entanglements and technologies of the self / Lynn M. Thomas

Multilayered racism : courts' continued resistance to colorism claims / Taunya Lovell Banks

The case for legal recognition of colorism claims / Trina Jones

Latinos at work : when color discrimination involves more than color / Tanya Katerí Hernández.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Shades of difference.

ISBN:

9780804770996

0804770999

Publisher Number:

99984949776

40016435317

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.