Sharing the Dream White Males in a Multicultural America

by Pulera, Dominic J.

• ISBN13: 9780826418296
• ISBN10: 0826418295
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-20
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

"...But what will be the place of white males in a multicultural US? This is the question that independent scholar Pulera explores in his fascinating book...The author examines every conceivable dimension of white male experience, from

Table of Contents

Prologue: Sharing the Dream	1	(20)
Part One A NATION OF 100 MILLION
White and Male	21	(33)
The White Man Cometh	23	(10)
Defining America	33	(9)
In and Out	42	(12)
Rebirth and Regeneration	54	(33)
All American	55	(9)
Living in America	64	(9)
Words Matter	73	(14)
Heterogeneous Hegemons	87	(36)
The Privileged Few?	89	(10)
Onward and Upward	99	(8)
Family Life	107	(16)
Part Two THE DIVERSITY IMPERATIVE
Fair Play	123	(35)
Equality for All	126	(9)
The Value of Diversity	135	(8)
Keeping the Faith	143	(15)
The Power of Numbers	158	(34)
Calling the Shots	161	(8)
The Vanguard	169	(10)
Playing the Game	179	(13)
The American Pantheon	192	(35)
Alive and Well	195	(9)
Changing the Narrative	204	(9)
Legal Tender	213	(14)
Part Three WHITE MALE IDENTITY POLITICS
Big Mouths	227	(30)
Protean Poses	230	(8)
All Talk	238	(7)
Mad as Hell	245	(12)
Changing America	257	(35)
Going to Court	260	(9)
The Politics of Race and Gender	269	(10)
Taking the Initiative	279	(13)
The Perils of Prejudice	292	(34)
On the Far Right	295	(9)
White Wrongs	304	(9)
Doing the Right Thing	313	(13)
Epilogue: Promises to Keep	326	(17)
Notes	343	(84)
Acknowledgments	427	(2)
Index	429