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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction: Waking Up to America's Dirty Little Secret | |
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The Three Myths | |
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Myth That Life Is Good for Racial Minorities | |
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Myth That Racism Is Declining | |
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Myth That America Can Be a Color-Blind Society | |
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Perspective of Book | |
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Organization of Book | |
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Background of Research | |
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Structure of Book | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Foundations of "Isms": Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination | |
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The Foundations of Racism | |
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Stereotypes | |
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Prejudice | |
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Discrimination | |
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Relationship of Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination | |
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Is There a Relationship between Stereotypes and Prejudice? | |
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Is There a Relationship between Stereotypes and Discrimination? | |
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Is There a Relationship between Prejudice and Discrimination? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Racism 101 | |
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What Is Race? | |
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Definition of Racism | |
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Power and Racism | |
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What's in a Name? | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Myth: Life Is Good for Racial Minorities | |
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True Confessions | |
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Life Is Good for Racial Minorities in America | |
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Measures of Racist Stereotypes and Attitudes | |
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Media Depictions of Minorities | |
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Quality-of-Life Indicators for Minorities | |
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Status of Race Relations | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Reality: Life Isn't Good for Racial Minorities | |
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Measures of Racist Stereotypes and Attitudes | |
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Media Depictions of Minorities | |
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Print Advertisements | |
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Television Advertisements | |
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Television Programming | |
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News Reporting | |
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Quality-of-Life Indicators for Minorities | |
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Economic Indicators | |
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Educational Attainment | |
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General Social Well-Being | |
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Status of Race Relations | |
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Mistrust | |
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White Indifference | |
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The Future | |
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Neighborhoods | |
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Schools | |
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Hate Crimes and Groups | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Changing Face of Racism in America | |
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What Is "Real" Racism? | |
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The Distraction of Blatant Racism | |
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Old-Fashioned Racism | |
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Measuring Old-Fashioned Racism | |
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The Decline of Old-Fashioned Racism? | |
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The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Genuine | |
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The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Genuine but Limited | |
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The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Not Genuine | |
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Old-Fashioned Racism Has Mutated into a New Face of Racism | |
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Conclusion | |
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Modern Racism Unmasked | |
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Modern Racism | |
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Measuring Modern Racism | |
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Faces of Modern Racism | |
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Aversive Racism | |
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Symbolic Racism | |
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The Tax of Modern Racism | |
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The Range of Modern Racism | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Costs of Modern Racism: What Are We Losing? | |
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Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | |
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Psychological Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | |
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Material Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | |
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Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | |
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Psychological Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | |
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Material Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | |
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Conclusion | |
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Can America Become a Color-Blind Society? The Cognitive Traps of Racism | |
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The Trap of Social Categorization | |
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Consequences of Social Categorization: Who's In and Who's Out? | |
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Summary | |
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The Trap of Automatic Cognitive Processing | |
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The Trap of Explanation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Racial Reconciliation in America: How Do We Find Unity in Diversity? | |
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Be a Good Reconciler: Nurture Skills of Listening and Disagreeing | |
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The Art of Listening | |
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The Art of Disagreeing | |
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Teach Yourself to Think: Control Cognitive Processing of Stereotypes | |
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To Thine Own Self Be Known: Become More Self-Aware | |
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Personal Racial, Ethnic, or Religious Stories | |
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Personal Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Discriminatory Behaviors | |
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Open Your Mind: Appreciate the Panorama of the Borderland | |
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Get in Touch: Engage in Personal Interaction with Racial Diversity | |
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Can We Make the World a Better Place? | |
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The Power of Many: Draw on the Strength of Community | |
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Invest in Our Future: Teach Antiracism Early | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |