Getting Real About Race
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Getting Real About Race

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eBook - ePub

Getting Real About Race

About this book

Getting Real About Race is an edited collection of short essays that address the most common stereotypes and misconceptions about race held by students, and by many in the United States, in general.

Key Features

  • Each essay concludes with suggested sources including videos, websites, books, and/or articles that instructors can choose to assign as additional readings on a topic.
  • Essays also end with questions for discussion that allow students to move from the "what" (knowledge) to the "so what" (implications) of race in their own lives.
  • In this spirit, the authors include suggested "Reaching Across the Color Line" activities at the end of each essay, allowing students to apply their new knowledge on the topic in a unique or creative way.
  • Current topics students want to discuss are brought up through the text, making it easier for the instructor to deal with these topics in an open classroom environment.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Part I Laying the Foundation
  10. Essay 1 “Talking About Race Just Makes Everyone Uncomfortable” Why We Need to Discuss Race in the United States
  11. Essay 2 “What Is Racism Anyway?” Understanding the Basics of Racism and Prejudice
  12. Essay 3 “Blacks Are Naturally Good Athletes” The Myth of a Biological Basis for Race
  13. Essay 4 “Native American/Indian, Asian/Oriental, Latino/Hispanic . . . Who Cares?” Language and the Power of Self-Definition
  14. Essay 5 “But Islam Is a Religion, Not a Race!” The Racialization of Muslims
  15. Essay 6 “Doesn’t Anti-Blackness Only Happen in the U.S.?” Confronting the Reality of Global Anti-Blackness
  16. Part II Debunking Individual Attitudes
  17. Essay 7 “If Only We Could Return to the Pre-Trump Era” Nostalgia and Color-Blind Racism
  18. Essay 8 “Black People Could Make It If They Just Worked Hard” The Myth of Meritocracy
  19. Essay 9 “If Only They Hadn’t . . . [Been Black]” Race, Implicit Bias, and Stereotype Maintenance
  20. Essay 10 “My Family Had to Learn English When They Came, so Why Is Everything in Spanish for Them?” Race and the Spanish Language in the United States
  21. Essay 11 “Asians Are Doing Great, so That Proves Race Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore” The Model Minority Myth and the Sociological Reality
  22. Essay 12 “But It’s Honoring! It’s Tradition!” The Persistence of Racialized Indian Mascots in Sports
  23. Essay 13 “Good Guys With Guns Protect Us” The Intersection of Race and Gender in Gun Ownership
  24. Part III Institutions, Policies, and Legacies of Oppression Family
  25. Essay 14 “Black People Have Money Now, so Why Are They Still Complaining?” Exploring the Fragility of the Black Middle ClassFamily
  26. Essay 15 “But Parents Just Want What Is Best for Their Kids” Sociological Realities of Privileged Parenting and Opportunity
  27. Essay 16 “Well, That Culture Really Values Education” Culture Versus Structure in Educational AttainmentEducation
  28. Essay 17 “They Don’t Want to Be Integrated; They Even Have Their Own Organizations” History, Institutional Context, and “Self-Segregation” on College Campuses
  29. Essay 18 “I Had a Friend Who Had Worse Scores Than Me and They Got Into a Better College” The Legal and Systemic Realities of Selective College Admissions Processes
  30. Essay 19 “If They Cared About Their Kids, They Wouldn’t Have Broken the Law” Historical and Contemporary Implications of Citizenship and ImmigrationSocial Policy and the State
  31. Essay 20 “If Black People Aren’t Criminals, Then Why Are So Many of Them in Prison?” Confronting Racial Biases in Perceptions of Crime and Criminals
  32. Essay 21 “My Mom Says We Are Half Cherokee” Indigenous Identity, Being, and Belonging
  33. Essay 22 “If Only They Would Make Better Choices . . . ” Confronting Myths About Ethnoracial Health Disparities
  34. Essay 23 “Now All the Good Jobs Go to Them!” Affirmative Action in the Labor Market
  35. Essay 24 “But This Is Erasing History!” The Myths and Realities of Memorializing the Confederacy
  36. Essay 25 “Sure, Black Lives Matter, but Why Do They Have to Loot and Riot?!” Debunking Myths of Black Protest
  37. Part IV Race in Everyday Interactions
  38. Essay 26 “Why Do They Get to Use the N-Word, but I Can’t?” Privilege, Power, and the Politics of Language
  39. Essay 27 “It’s Appreciation, Not Appropriation! I Don’t Know Why You’re Offended!” Understanding Cultural Appropriation
  40. Essay 28 “I’m Not Racist; Some of My Best Friends and Family Are . . . ” From “Friends and Family” to Allies, Accomplices, and Co-Conspirators
  41. Contributors