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Informationen zum Autor Monica McDermott is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. Klappentext "Fresh and thought-provoking. McDermott contributes to the understanding of how even small daily encounters can be powerfully affected by racial stereotypes and preconceptions."-Julia Wrigley! author of Other People's Children "A true 'insider's' account of how many whites now live and negotiate the color-line! McDermott deftly lifts the veil of the public ideology of tolerance to reveal the gritty durability of the racial divide. This book provides an important new sociological approach on racial attitudes and relations."-Lawrence D. Bobo! Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor! Stanford University "This bold new urban ethnography reveals the meaning of whiteness for the working class in their everyday lived experiences. McDermott offers an insightful! honest! and comprehensive account of everyday black-white interactions. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the tangled realities of race and class in 21st century America."-Mary C. Waters! author of Black Identities: West Indian Immigrant Dreams and American Realities " Working Class White is an essential read for anyone concerned about the enduring problem of race in America."-Katherine S. Newman! author of Chutes and Ladders: Navigating the Low Wage Labor Market Zusammenfassung Provides a view of the experience of race in urban America from the corner store. This study aims to illuminate the cues and misunderstandings that make up race relations in urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of anti-black prejudice among white Americans. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Cities and the Sites: "The Crescent" in Atlanta and "Greenfield" in Boston 19 Chapter 2. Experiences of White Racial Identity 38 Chapter 3. Situational Contexts and Perceptions of Prejudice 59 Chapter 4. The Implications of Diversity among Blacks for White Attitudes 79 Chapter 5. Race! Crime! and Violence 104 Chapter 6. Race! Gender! and Sexuality 130 Conclusion 148 Appendix 1. Cashiers! Neighbors! and Regular Customers 157 Appendix 2. Notes on Methodology 159 Notes 163 References 167 Index 187 ...
