What does it mean to be white? : developing White racial literacy / Robin DiAngelo.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DiAngelo, Robin, 1956-
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 398.
Subjects:
White people > Race identity.
Race relations.
Racism.
Physical Description:xxi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • Race in education
  • Unique challenges of race education
  • Socialization
  • Defining terms
  • The cycle of oppression
  • What is race?
  • What is racism?
  • "New" racism
  • How race shapes the lives of white people
  • What makes racism so hard for whites to see?
  • Intersecting identities : the example of class
  • Common patterns of well-intentioned white people
  • Popular white narratives that deny racism
  • A note on white silence
  • Racism and specific racial groups
  • Antiracist education and the road ahead
  • Appendix
  • Antiracist checklist
  • References.