White Racism - The Basics

This book incorporates a range of new material on racist events and incidents across the United States. It includes a few new concepts and some of the original concepts about individual and institutionalized racism in the United States.

List of contents

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 The Waste of White Racism -- 2 Racism in Practice: Case Studies -- 3 Ghosts of Segregation: Discrimination in Restaurants -- 4 Racism and Murder: The Cases of Boston, Portland, and Jasper -- 5 The Racial Profile of Police Brutality -- 6 Racism in the Halls of Power: The Texaco, Willie Horton, and Sister Souljah Cases -- 7 Sincere Fictions of the White Self8 Taking Action Against Racism: Problems and Prospects -- Notes -- Index.

About the author

Joe R Feagin, Hernan Vera and Pinar Batur

Product details

• Authors: Pinar Batur, Batur Pinar, Joe R Feagin, Joe R. Feagin, Feagin Joe R., Hernan Vera, Vera Hernan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2000
• EAN: 9780415924610
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92461-0
• No. of pages: 308
• Weight: 570 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General