Whiteness : an introduction /

Making sociological sense of the idea of whiteness, this book skilfully argues how this concept can help us understand contemporary societies, bringing an emphasis on empirical work to a heavily theorized area.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garner, Steve, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2007.
Temas:
White people > Race identity.
Racism.
Race discrimination.
Racisme.
Discrimination raciale.
racial discrimination.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the political stakes of using whiteness
  • Whiteness as terror and supremacy
  • Whiteness as a kind of absence
  • Whiteness as values, norms and cultural capital
  • Whiteness as contingent hierarchies
  • Whiteness in the Caribbean and Latin America
  • Whiteness at the margins
  • How the Irish became white (again)
  • 'Asylumgration' : the others blur
  • Racial purity, integration and the idea of home
  • Conclusion : in defence of the whiteness problematic.

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