Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-481) and index.
Contents
The history of the idea of race -- The origin of the idea of race -- Race and citizenship from the 1840s to the 1920s -- Racial ideologies from the 1920s to the present -- The spread of ideology: "controlling images" and racism in the media -- Skin-tone stratification and colorism -- White privilege and the changing U.S. racial hierarchy -- Understanding racial inequality today: sociological theories of racism -- Educational inequality -- Income and labor market inequality -- Inequality in housing and wealth -- Racism and the criminal justice system -- Health inequality and environmental justice -- Racism, nativism, and immigration policy -- Racial justice in the United States today -- Thinking globally: race and racisms in France, South Africa, and Brazil.