Seeing White An Introduction to White Privilege and Race

by Halley, Jean; Eshleman, Amy; Vijaya, Ramya Mahadevan

• ISBN13: 9781442203082
• ISBN10: 1442203080
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This interdisciplinary textbook challenges students to see race as everyone's issue. Drawing on sociology, psychology, history, and economics, Seeing White introduces students to the concepts of white privilege and social power. Seeing White is designed to help break down some of the resistance students feel in discussing race. Each chapter opens with compelling concrete examples to help students approach issues from a range of perspectives. The early chapters build a solid understanding of privilege and power, leading to a critical exploration of discrimination. Key theoretical perspectives include cultural materialism, critical race theory, and the social construction of race. Each chapter includes discussion questions to help students evaluate institutions and policies that perpetuate or counter forces of privilege and discrimination.

Author Biography

Jean Halley is associate professor of sociology at Wagner College. Amy Eshleman is associate professor of psychology at Wagner College. Ramya Mahadevan Vijaya is associate professor of economics at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
The Invisibility of Whiteness	p. 1
Scientific Endeavors to Study Race: Race Is Not Rooted in Biology	p. 25
Race and the Social Construction of Whiteness	p. 55
Ways of Seeing Power and Privilege	p. 81
Socioeconomic Class and White Privilege	p. 99
(Not) Teaching Race	p. 117
(White) Workplaces	p. 147
The Race of Public Policy	p. 167
Looking Forward	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 207
Index	p. 225
About the Authors	p. 237
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