2nd Edition
Silent Racism How Well-Meaning White People Perpetuate the Racial Divide
By Barbara Trepagnier
Copyright 2010
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Vivid and engaging, Silent Racism persuasively demonstrates that silent racism—racism by people who classify themselves as “not racist”—is instrumental in the production of institutional racism. Trepagnier argues that heightened race awareness is more important in changing racial inequality than judging whether individuals are racist. The collective voices and confessions of “nonracist” white... Read more
Preface Chapter 1 Rethinking Racism Chapter 2 Silent Racism Chapter 3 Passivity in Well-Meaning White People Chapter 4 The Production of Institutional Racism Chapter 5 Race Awareness Matters Chapter 6 Antiracist Practice Chapter 7 Epilogue Appendix A: Methodological Concerns Appendix B: Biographies of the Participants Appendix C: Participants' Race Awareness Appendix D: Antiracism Resources References Index About the Author
Biography
Barbara Trepagnier is Professor of Sociology at Texas State University- San Marcos where she teaches social theory and social psychology.
