Robbie W. C. Tourse / Nancy J. Wewiorski / Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
Systemic Racism in the United States
- Springer International Publishing
- 2018
- Gebunden
- 176 Seiten
- ISBN 9783319722320
"Tourse, Hamilton-Mason, and Wewiorski discuss major concepts that help explicate the systemic nature of institutionalized racism in the U.S. ¿ with a focus on social construction, oppression, scaffolding, and institutional web ¿ providing insight into racist thought and behavior that construct and mark people of color as 'a problem.' [¿] I highly recommend this book for those who are engaged in working to combat domination and racism at the local, national, and global levels." -Gary Bailey, DHL, MSW, ACSW, Professor of Practice, Director of Urban Leadership Program, Simmons College School of Social Work This important volume provides a powerful overview of racism in the United States: what it is, how it works, and the social, cultural, and institutional structures that have evolved to keep it in place. It dissects the rise of legalized discrimination against four major racial groups (First Nations, Africans, Mexicans, and Chinese) and its perpetuation as it affects these groups and new immigrants today. The book¿s scaffolding framework¿which takes in institutions from the government to our educational systems¿explains why racism remains in place despite waves of
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