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White Identities: A Critical Sociological Approach

By Steve Garner , Simon Clarke

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
0745327486, 9780745327488, 9780745327495, 0745327494
Open Library ID
OL24804404M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
859 kB (879301 bytes)
Pages
257\257
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The study of white ethnicities is becoming increasingly important in the social sciences. This book provides a critical introduction to the topic. Whiteness has traditionally been seen as "ethnically transparent" -- the marker against which other ethnicities are measured. This analysis is clearly incorrect, but only recently have many race and ethnicity scholars moved away from focusing on ethnic minorities and instead oriented their studies around the construction of white identities. Simon Clarke and Steve Garner's book is designed to guide students as they explore how white identities are forged using both sociological and psycho-social ideas. Including an excellent survey of the existing literature and original research from the UK, this book will be an invaluable guide for sociology students taking modules in race and ethnicity.

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