Full Description
Getting Real About Race is an edited collection of short essays that address the most common stereotypes and misconceptions about race held by students, and by many in the United States, in general.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. LAYING THE FOUNDATIONEssay 1: "But My Mother Says It's Rude to Talk About Race!": How and Why We Need to Discuss Race in the United States - Cherise A. Harris and Stephanie M. McClureEssay 2: "Blacks Are Naturally Good Athletes": The Myth of a Biological Basis for Race - Daniel BuffingtonEssay 3: "Native American/Indian, Asian/Oriental, Latino/Hispanic . . . Who Cares?": Language and the Power of Self-Definition - Bradley KochEssay 4: "Is Discrimination Against Muslims Really Racism?": The Racialization of Islamophobia - Steve Garner and Saher SelodII. DEBUNKING INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDESEssay 5: "If People Stopped Talking About Race, It Wouldn't Be a Problem Anymore": Silencing the Myth of a Color-Blind Society - Ted ThornhillEssay 6: "Obama Says Blacks Should Just Work Harder; Isn't That Right?": The Myth of Meritocracy - Paula IoanideEssay 7: "If Only He Hadn't Worn the Hoodie . . .": Race, Selective Perception, and Stereotype Maintenance - Rashawn RayEssay 8: "My Family Had to Learn English When They Came, so Why Is Everything in Spanish for Them?": Race and the Spanish Language in the United States - Jennifer Domino RudolphEssay 9: "Asians Are Doing Great, so That Proves Race Really Doesn't Matter Anymore": The Model Minority Myth and the Sociological Reality - Min ZhouEssay 10: "But Muslims Aren't Like Us!": Deconstructing Myths About Muslims in America - Jen'nan Ghazal ReadEssay 11: "But It's Honoring! It's Tradition!": The Persistence of Racialized Indian Mascots and Confederate Culture in Sports - Dana M. WilliamsFamilyEssay 12: "But What About the Children?": Understanding Contemporary Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating and Marriage - Nikki KhannaEssay 13: "Black People Don't Value Marriage as Much as Others": Examining Structural Inequalities in Black Marriage Patterns - Dawne M. MouzonEducationEssay 14: "Well, That Culture Really Values Education": Culture Versus Structure in Educational Attainment - Hersheda Patel, Emily Meanwell, and Stephanie M. McClureEssay 15: "They Don't Want to Be Integrated; They Even Have Their Own Greek Organizations": History, Institutional Context, and "Self-Segregation" - Stephanie M. McClureEssay 16: "I Had a Friend Who Had Worse Scores Than Me and He Got Into a Better College": The Legal and Social Realities of the College Admissions Process - OiYan PoonPolitics, Social Policy, and the StateEssay 17: "We Need to Take Care of 'Real Americans' First": Historical and Contemporary Definitions of Citizenship - Kara CebulkoEssay 18: "If Black People Aren't Criminals, Then Why Are So Many of Them in Prison?": Confronting Racial Biases in Perceptions of Crime and Criminals - Sara Buck DoudeEssay 19: "What's the Point of 'Black Lives Matter' Protests?": Black Lives Matter as a Movement, Not a Moment - Keeanga-Yamahtta TaylorEssay 20: "If Only They Would Make Better Choices . . .": Confronting Myths About Ethnoracial Health Disparities - Dawne M. MouzonEssay 21: "Now All the Good Jobs Go to Them!": Affirmative Action in the Labor Market - Wendy Leo MooreEssay 22: "Why Do They Get to Use the N-Word but I Can't?": Privilege, Power, and the Politics of Language - Geoff HarknessEssay 23: "It's Appreciation, Not Appropriation! I Don't Know Why You're Offended!": Understanding Exploitation and Cultural Appropriation - Brittney DennisEssay 24: "#BlackLivesMatter Is Racist; It Should Be #AllLivesMatter!": #AllLivesMatter as Post-Racial Rhetoric - Mark OrbeEssay 25: "I'm Not Racist; Some of My Best Friends Are . . .": Debunking the Friends Defense and Revisiting Allyship in the Post-Obama Era - Cherise A. HarrisAbout the Editors
