Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of WhitenessBreaking the Code of Good Intentions places the current-day white experience within a political, economic and social context by exploring the perceptions of students about identity, privilege, democracy, intergroup relations. This book documents how the everyday thinking of ordinary people contributes to the perpetuation of systemic racialized inequality and identifies opportunities to challenge these patterns, with particular recommendations for the educational system of the twenty-first century. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
Contents
The Here and Now | 1 |
White Black and Places In Between | 55 |
American Identity Democracy the Flag and the ForeignBorn Experience | 105 |
Making Sense Nonsense and No Sense of Race and Rules | 141 |
Poverty Wealth Discrimination and Privilege | 175 |
Cracks in the Wall of Whiteness Desperately Seeking Agency and Optimism | 219 |
Afterword | 255 |
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Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness Melanie E. L. Bush No preview available - 2004 |
Breaking the Code of Good Intentions: Everyday Forms of Whiteness Melanie E. L. Bush No preview available - 2004 |
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