Portraits of White Racism
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Author | : David T. Wellman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1993-09-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521458102 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521458108 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Portraits of White Racism by : David T. Wellman
Book excerpt: First published in 1977, Portraits of White Racism advanced a distinctively sociological theory of racism. Based on five case histories, it critically assessed the prevailing social-psychological paradigm that equated racism with prejudice and provided an alternative interpretation. Racism, the book argued, could be understood as a culturally sanctioned strategy for defending social advantage based on race; it was not simply the product of psychological abnormalities. In this revised edition the theoretical perspective is updated, taking into account recent theorising in the sociology of racism.