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Race: Readings on Identity, Ideology, and Inequality highlights four key aspects of race and racialization in the United States that perpetuate the concept of race and uphold the current racial hierarchy: understanding race and ethnicity, the social construction of race, white privilege, and racism and discrimination. The carefully selected readings transcend rote discussions of events that demonstrate racial inequality, and instead, focus on understanding the system that allowed such events to take place. The first section of the anthology explores how the idea of race originated in the U.S., emphasizing how colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy supported the early formation of racial groupings. In the second section, students learn about the social construction of race and read about contemporary debates surrounding biological and social understandings of race. The third section illuminates how privilege works in the context of racism and shows who benefits from racial systems and who is at a disadvantage. The final section covers four theories that help to explain how racism manifests in our lives and how we've come to understand and recognize racism. Designed to empower students to engage in meaningful dialogue and explore complex issues, Race is an ideal supplementary text for courses and programs in sociology and studies of race and racism.Product Identifiers
PublisherCognella, INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781516548781
eBay Product ID (ePID)17046706638
Product Key Features
Number of Pages346 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRace: Readings on Identity, Ideology, and Inequality
Publication Year2020
SubjectSocial Sciences, Sociology
TypeTextbook
AuthorCassi Meyerhoffer
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight633 g
Additional Product Features
EditorCassi Meyerhoffer
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States