Working-Class White The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations

Name: Working-Class White The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations
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ISBN: 9780520248090

ISBN-10: 0520248090

ISBN-13: 9780520248090

Edition: 2006

Authors: Monica McDermott

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This lively, informative study provides an intimate view of the lived experience of race in urban America from a unique vantage: the corner store. Sociologist Monica McDermott spent a year working as a convenience store clerk in white working class neighborhoods in Atlanta and Boston in order to observe race relations between blacks and whites in a natural setting. Her findings illuminate the subtle cues and genuine misunderstandings that make up race relations in many urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of what many would prefer to believe does not exist: continued anti-black prejudice among white…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 211
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



List of Tables


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Cities and the Sites: "The Crescent" in Atlanta and "Greenfield" in Boston



Experiences of White Racial Identity



Situational Contexts and Perceptions of Prejudice



The Implications of Diversity among Blacks for White Attitudes



Race, Crime, and Violence



Race, Gender, and Sexuality


Conclusion



Cashiers, Neighbors, and Regular Customers



Notes on Methodology


Notes


References


Index