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Author McDermott, Monica, 1971-

Title Working-class white : the making and unmaking of race relations / Monica McDermott.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2006]
©2006

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.562 M134W    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 196 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index.
Contents List of tables -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. The cities and the sites : "The Crescent" in Atlanta and "Greenfield" in Boston -- ch. 2. Experiences of white racial identity -- ch. 3. Situational contexts and perceptions of prejudice -- ch. 4. The implications of diversity among Blacks for white attitudes -- ch. 5. Race, crime, and violence -- ch. 6. Race, gender, and sexuality -- Conclusion -- appendix a. Cashiers, neighbors, and regular customers -- appendix 2. Notes on methodology -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Subject United States -- Race relations -- Case studies.
Prejudices -- United States -- Case studies.
Sociology, Urban -- United States -- Case studies.
Participant observation.
White people -- Race identity -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
White people -- Race identity -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Working class -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Attitudes.
Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Attitudes.
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations.
Boston (Mass.) -- Race relations.
ISBN 0520248082 cloth alkaline paper
9780520248083 cloth alkaline paper
0520248090 paperback alkaline paper
9780520248090 paperback alkaline paper
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