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Portraits of White Racism
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First published in 1977, Portraits of White Racism advanced a distinctively sociological theory of racism. Based on five case histories, it critically assessed the prevailing social-psychological paradigm that equated racism with prejudice and provided an alternative interpretation. Racism, the book argued, could be understood as a culturally sanctioned strategy for defending social advantage based on race; it was not simply the product of psychological abnormalities. In this revised edition the theoretical perspective is updated, taking into account recent theorising in the sociology of racism.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wellman, D. T.
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1993-09-24
- Pages
- 163-172
- OpenAlex
- W2068171222
- Cited by
- 645
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 30.93
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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