Name: Seeing White
ISBN: 9781442203075

Amy Eshleman

Jean O'Malley Halley

Ramya Mahadevan Vijaya

The invisibility of whiteness -- Scientific endeavors to study race : race is not rooted in biology -- Race and the social construction of whiteness -- Ways of seeing power and privilege -- Socioeconomic class and white privilege -- (Not) Teaching race -- (White) Workplaces -- The race of public policy -- Looking forward.

An Introduction to White Privilege and Race

Seeing White

Jean Halley

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. The website www.seeingwhite.org includes multidisciplinary demonstrations, activities, examples, and images for researchers and instructors who seek to explain racism and reveal white privilege.

Seeing White An Introduction to White Privilege and Race