Experiencing Racism: Exploring Discrimination through the Eyes of College Students

by Richard Seltzer

Overview

Experiencing Racism provides a thought-provoking and thorough analysis of how race is lived in America. Collecting essays on personal experiences of race and racism from a wide spectrum of college students, the authors employ existing social scienceliterature and textual analysis to illustrate common themes and departures. The essays and associated analyses capture the impact of racism on its perpetrators and victims, highlighting how individuals choose to cope with racist experiences in their lives. Relevant empirical literature is interwoven throughout the chapters to demonstrate the intersection between existing empirical research and real-life experiences. This book is a depiction of race in America that goes beyond black and white to show howthe changing racial contours of America are impacting the ways we view and experience racism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739134337
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	06/15/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	390
File size:	443 KB

About the Author

Richard Seltzer is professor of political science at Howard University. Nicole E. Johnson is an independent researcher in urban and minority education.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface ix

Introduction xv

1 Childhood 1

2 Family 11

3 Friends 23

4 School 39

5 Teachers and School Administrators 53

6 Dating 67

7 Sports 83

8 Service and Shopping 93

9 Discrimination 109

10 Stereotyped 121

11 Racial Slurs 137

12 Skin Color 153

13 Language 167

14 Other Ethnic 173

15 Self-Image 183

16 Violence 193

17 Police 209

18 Is Prejudiced 223

19 No Racism 233

Conclusion 251

References 263

About the Authors 277

What People are Saying About This

Ronald Walters

As America becomes more multiracial and ethnically diverse, observers of all varieties will have to rely on the corpus of illuminating testimonies contained in this volume to understand how those coming into society mobilize their identity and specifically to what extent their perception and experiences with racism continues to exist as a negative ingredient in that process and thus, as barrier to social progress. These authors have given us a creative path to move in that direction.

Editorial Reviews

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.

Choice Reviews

As America becomes more multiracial and ethnically diverse, observers of all varieties will have to rely on the corpus of illuminating testimonies contained in this volume to understand how those coming into society mobilize their identity and specifically to what extent their perception and experiences with racism continues to exist as a negative ingredient in that process and thus, as barrier to social progress. These authors have given us a creative path to move in that direction.

Ronald Walters

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.

May 2010 Choice Reviews

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.

Choice

As America becomes more multiracial and ethnically diverse, observers of all varieties will have to rely on the corpus of illuminating testimonies contained in this volume to understand how those coming into society mobilize their identity and specifically to what extent their perception and experiences with racism continues to exist as a negative ingredient in that process and thus, as barrier to social progress. These authors have given us a creative path to move in that direction.--Ronald Walters, Institute for Advanced Study

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.--CHOICE, May 2010

From the Publisher

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.

May 2010 CHOICE

Many of the fairly readable essays are poignant and revealing about contemporary multiracial experiences.... overall, the essays are quite interesting and insightful.... Recommended.

May 2010 Choice