"A white woman from the south" -- "I could tell my life story without mentioning my race": exploring everyday whiteness -- "I began to see how important race could be": turning points in whiteness -- "Being born in the U.S. to white parents is almost boring": whiteness as a meaningless identity -- "I feel 'whiteness' when I hear people blaming whites": whiteness as cultural stigmatization -- "I was the loser in this rat race": whiteness as economic disadvantage -- "Being white is like being free": whiteness and the potential for antiracism
Summary
A must-read for researchers striving to better understand the attitudes whites have about racial identity, and for all people with an interest in encouraging white students to recognize privilege and existent racism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index
