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Author:

Bhopal, Kalwant, author.

Title:

White privilege : the myth of a post-racial society / Kalwant Bhopal.

Publisher:

Policy Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Whites--United States--Social conditions.
Whites--Great Britain--Social conditions.
Whites--History.--United States--History.
Whites--History.--Great Britain--History.
Whites--United States--History.--History.
Whites--Great Britain--History.--History.
United States--Race relations.
Great Britain--Race relations.
Equality--United States.
Post-racialism.
Minorities--Social conditions.
Privilege (Social psychology)
United States.
Whites--Social conditions.
Whites--Race identity.
Whites--Attitudes.
Race relations.
Privilege (Social psychology)
Post-racialism.
Minorities--Social conditions.
Equality.
Great Britain.
Society.
History.

Other Authors:

Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin, writer of foreword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-196) and index.

Contents:

List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- A personal note -- Foreword by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown -- Introduciton: race as disadvantage -- White privilege -- Not white enough -- Intersectionality: gender, race and class -- Race, schooling and exclusion -- Higher education, race and representation -- Racism and bullying in the UK -- Racial inequalities in the labour market -- Wealth, poverty and inequality -- Conclusions: race, social justice and equality -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Summary:

Why and how do those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised? Bhopal explores how neoliberal policy-making has increased discrimination faced by those from non-white backgrounds. This important book examines the impact of race on wider issues of inequality and difference in society.

ISBN:

144733597X
9781447335979

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)