Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity: A Critical Reader

Name: Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity: A Critical Reader
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ISBN: 9781433121098

ISBN-10: 1433121093

ISBN-13: 9781433121098

Edition: 2013

Authors: George J. Sefa Dei

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Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity: A Critical Reader occupies, expands, and challenges the, issues raised by critical race theory. Fleshing out the theoretical pillars of Critical Anti-Racist Theory (CART) as its central organizing framework, this text responds to the central issue of race in terms of public and academic discourses, meta-narratives, and its implications for social policy. Drawing from popular culture, this edited collection features a variety of real-world analyses, from media bias to contentious Afrocentric school programs. This collection serves as a timely and accessible text for academic and wider audiences. In addition to outlining the…

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List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Refraining Critical Anti-Racist Theory (CART) for Contemporary Times




The Race to Self: Critical Anti-Racism Theory in a Global Change Era-Lessons from Rio+20 - the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development




When Blackness Shows Up Uninvited: Examining the Murder of Trayvon Martin through Fanonian Racial Interpellation




The Smack of Self-Determination: A Fanonian Analysis of the Africentric Schooling Debate in Toronto




Schooling, Interrupted: What France's Last Sociologist Might Have Said about Canada's First Black-focused School




Race Erased? Arizona's Ban on Ethnic Studies




Situating My Standpoint: My Relationship to Black Feminist Thought as an Indo-Caribbean Canadian Woman of Color




Understanding the Pathology and Cure for Euro-Colonial Whiteness: A Psychological, Behavioral, and Systemic Analysis




Embodiment and the Spatialization of Race




Black Males and Exclusionary Schooling Practices: 'Common-Sense' Racism and the Need for a Critical Anti-Racist Approach




Conclusion: Where Does Critical Anti-Racism Theory Lead Us? Considering Educational, Policy, and Community Implications



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