Silent Racism - 9781594518287

"Silent Racism is a groundbreaking text that explores the other side of racism---the well-meaning people who consider themselves `nonracist'---and challenges our thinking about how we understand and study racism in the twenty-first century....This book provides readers with rich empirical data, a strong theoretical foundation, and applied tools for teaching and social change. A significant contribution to race theory, Silent Racism is a text that would benefit the masses---students, teachers, scholars, activists---a must-read for anyone interested in understanding race in today's society." ---Gender & Society

"Barbara Trepagnier's fine book on institutional racism is an important statement on this timely topic---Trepagnier's research adds some much-needed scholarly insight to that issue. Her provocative concept of `silent racism' can be nurtured with insights gained from comparative research across gender and social class. ---Symbolic Interaction

"Important [because] it addresses white folks who see themselves as `not racist.'...This is a group that has been sorely understudied....Highly significant." ---Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University

The candid voices and confessions of "nonracist" white women heard in this book reveal that all individuals harbor some racist thoughts and feelings. Trepagnier uses vivid focus group interviews to argue that the oppositional categories of racist/not racist are outdated. A new chapter in this expanded edition offers evidence that increasing race awareness in well-meaning white people is critical to increasing racial equality.