Whiteness: An Introduction

by Garner Steve and Steve Garner

Book Overview

What is whiteness? Why is it worth using as a tool in the social sciences?

Making sociological sense of the idea of whiteness, this book skilfully argues how this concept can help us understand contemporary societies. If one of sociology's objectives is to make the familiar unfamiliar in order to gain heightened understanding, then whiteness offers a perfect opportunity to do so.

Leaning firstly on the North American corpus, this key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415403642
• ISBN13: 9780415403641
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"