Featuring a wide range of classic and contemporary selections, Race in an Era of Change: A Reader is an affordable and timely collection of articles on race and ethnicity in the United States today. Opening with coverage of racial formation theory, it goes on to cover "racial thinking" (including the challenging and compelling concept of "whiteness") and the idea of "assigned and claimed" racial identities. The book also discusses the relationships between race and a variety of institutions--including healthcare, economy and work, housing and environment, education, policing and...
Featuring a wide range of classic and contemporary selections, Race in an Era of Change: A Reader is an affordable and timely collection of a...
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites understanding of community and race? In "Vanishing Eden, "Michael Maly and Heather Dalmage provide an intriguing analysis of the experiences and memories of whites who lived in Chicago neighborhoods experiencing racial change during the 1950s through the 1980s. They pay particular attention to examining how young people made sense of what was occurring, and how this experience impacted their lives.
Using a blend of urban studies and whiteness studies,...
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites understan...
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites understanding of community and race? In "Vanishing Eden, "Michael Maly and Heather Dalmage provide an intriguing analysis of the experiences and memories of whites who lived in Chicago neighborhoods experiencing racial change during the 1950s through the 1980s. They pay particular attention to examining how young people made sense of what was occurring, and how this experience impacted their lives.
Using a blend of urban studies and whiteness studies,...
For many whites, desegregation initially felt like an attack on their community. But how has the process of racial change affected whites understan...
