White Race Discourse: Preserving Racial Privilege in a Post-Racial Society

by John Foster

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The election of Barack Obama as president led some to suggest that not only has US society made significant strides toward racial equality, but it has moved beyond race or become “post-racial.” In fact, studies have exposed numerous contradictions between the ways white Americans answer questions on surveys and how they respond to similar questions during in-depth interviews. How do we make sense of these contradictions? In White Race Discourse: Preserving Racial Privilege in a Post-Racial Society, John D. Foster examines the numerous contradictions sixty-one white college students exhibit as they discuss a variety of race matters. Foster demonstrates...Read more
  • ISBN10 149851555X
  • ISBN13 9781498515559
  • Publish Date 24 March 2015 (first published 1 January 2013)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Lexington Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 222
  • Language English