Shades of white : white kids and racial identities in high school / Pamela Perry.
Through ethnographic research and in-depth interviews of students in two demographically distinct U.S. high schools-- one suburban and predominantly white; the other urban, multiracial, and minority white-- Perry shares students' candor about race and self-identification. By examining the meani...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | Through ethnographic research and in-depth interviews of students in two demographically distinct U.S. high schools-- one suburban and predominantly white; the other urban, multiracial, and minority white-- Perry shares students' candor about race and self-identification. By examining the meanings students attached (or didn't attach) to their social lives and everyday cultural practices, including their taste in music and clothes, she shows that the ways white students defined white identity were not only markedly different between the two schools but were considerably diverse and ambiguous within them as well. Challenging reductionist notions of whiteness and white racism, this study suggests how we might go "beyond whiteness" to new directions in antiracist activism and school reform. Shades of White is emblematic of an emerging second wave of whiteness studies that focuses on the racial identity of whites. It will appeal to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies, as well as to those involved with high school education and antiracist activities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) Also issued online. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0822383659 1282920200 9780822383659 9781282920200 |