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Getting real about race : hoodies, mascots, model minorities, and other conversations / editors, Stephanie M. McClure, Cherise A. Harris.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2015]Description: xi, 295 pages ; 26 cmISBN: - 9781452258904 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1452258902 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 305.8 MCC
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 305.8 MCC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100468207 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Undergraduate students of race, racism and ethnicity in the United States
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. ix)
- Acknowledgments (p. xi)
- I Laying the Foundation (p. 1)
- Essay 1 "But My Mother Says It's Rude to Talk About Racel": How and Why We Need to Discuss Race in the United States (p. 3)
- Essay 2 "What is Racism Anyway?": Understanding the Basics of Racism and Prejudice (p. 15)
- Essay 3 "They Should Get Over It!": the End of Racial Discrimination (p. 25)
- Essay 4 "Blacks Are Naturally Good Athletes": the Myth of a Biological Basis for Race (p. 39)
- II Debunking Individual Attitudes (p. 51)
- Essay 5 "If People Stopped Talking About Race, If Wouldn't be a Problem Anymore": Silencing the Myth of a Color-Blind Society (p. 53)
- Essay 6 "Oprah, Obama, and Cosby Say Blacks Should Just Work Harder, Isn't That Right?": the Myth of Meritocarcy (p. 67)
- Essay 7 "If Only He Hadn't Worn the Hoodie ...": Race, Selective Perception, and Stereotype Maintenance (p. 79)
- Essay 8 "Asians Are Doing Great, So That Proves Race Really Doesn't Matter Anymore": the Model Minority Myth and the Sociological Reality (p. 91)
- Essay 9 "But Muslims Aren't Like Us!": Deconstructing Myths About Muslims in America (p. 101)
- Essay 10 öItÆs Just a Mascot!ö: the Dark Side of Sports Symbols (p. 111)
- III Institutions, Polices, and Legacies of Oppression (p. 123)
- 3 Family (p. 125)
- 3 Education (p. 153)
- 3 Politics, Social Policy, and the State (p. 195)
- IV Race in Everyday Interactions (p. 257)
- About the Editors (p. 295)