'Being White' explores what the author calls everyday whiteness, that is, whiteness as lived by everyday experience. This volume aims to shed light on a rarely studied or discussed topic.

The average white American adolescent has no concept of his or her racial identity. Race is something that only African Americans or Latino/a kids have to deal with is the common perception among white youth. In fact, most young people rarely think about their whiteness as it is an invisible identity. In Being White, sociologist Karyn McKinney explores what she calls everyday whiteness, that is, whiteness as lived by everyday experience. By looking into the lives of young white people, McKinney provides a fascinating portrait of the contours of white experience in American society. Beyond the...

Using data from in-depth interviews, this book brings to light the existence of Middle Easterners in America and shows the human complexity of their lives. This work gives special attention to how members of this ethnic group cope with, resist and combat discrimination.