Getting Smart about Race

An American Conversation

By (author) Margaret L. Andersen

Publication date:

04 February 2020

Length of book:

200 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

221x149mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781538129494

Racial tension in America has become a recurring topic of conversation in politics, the media, and everyday life. There are numerous explanations as to why this has become a predominant subject in today’s news and who is to blame. As Americans prepare once again to cast their Presidential ballots, it’s more important than ever to have a smart and thoughtful conversation about race. In Getting Smart About Race, expert Margaret Andersen discusses why racial healing should be an integral element of our everyday discussions surrounding race and how to move the conversation in a positive direction. Getting Smart About Race is a clear, accessible introduction to understanding racial inequality and how we can and need to make a difference.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Race: A Thoroughly Social Idea

Chapter 2: Feeling Race in Everyday Life

Chapter 3: Who, Me? I’m Not a Racist, But . . .

Chapter 4: What Did You Say? Contesting

Commonsense Racism

Chapter 5: But That Was Then—I Didn’t Have

Anything to Do with It

Chapter 6: Getting Smart about Race, Then Doing

Something about It

Appendix A: Finding Common Ground:

Questions for Conversation

Appendix B: Further Resources

Notes

Index

About the Author

In Getting Smart about Race, Margaret Andersen provides a lucid and sensitive meditation on racial inequality, analyzing both the origins of American racism as well our current social and political conflicts. Based on rigorous sociological research, this volume is written in an accessible narrative style and will provoke meaningful conversations about our nation’s future.