Racing for Innocence : Whiteness, Gender, and the Backlash Against Affirmative Action.

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pierce, Jennifer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs > United States > Public opinion.
White people > United States > Attitudes.
Lawyers > United States > Attitudes.
Women lawyers > United States > Attitudes.
Racism > United States.
Mass media and public opinion > United States.
White people > Race identity > United States.
Collective memory > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Programmes d'action positive > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Avocats > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Avocates > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Médias et opinion publique > États-Unis.
Mémoire collective > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Affirmative action programs > Public opinion.
Collective memory.
Lawyers > Attitudes.
Mass media and public opinion.
Public opinion.
Race relations.
Racism.
White people > Attitudes.
White people > Race identity.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: Telling Stories About Race in an Era of Colorblindness; 1. Innocence and Injury: The Politics of Cultural Memoryin Print News Media; 2. Filming Racial Progress: The Transformation of White Male Innocence; 3. Racing for Innocence: Stories of Disavowal and Exclusion; 4. Stand by Your Man: Women Lawyers and Affirmative Action; 5. Small Talk: A Short Story; Commentary: Ambivalent Racism; Conclusion: Still Racing for Innocence; Appendix A: Reflections on Methodology; Appendix B: Hollywood Films; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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