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Book SynopsisLooks at the impact of the key sociological issues faced by the new Obama Administration and explores conventional topics on race and ethnic relations as well as delving into fresh areas of intellectual inquiry regarding the changing scope of race relations in a global context. This title examines the 2008 Presidential Election.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Obama and Africa. “He loves strong, intelligent women. They're his Kryptonite:” Michelle Obama, gender, race, and the black press. Outsiders within the higher circles: Two first ladies as cultural icons in a racialized politics of difference. Mom-in-chief: Community othermothering and Michelle Obama, the first lady of the people's house. The management of social theory: Obama and the American presidency in the age of segregated diversity. Struggling to educate its own: The Obama college attainment challenge and the city of Philadelphia. Racial Differences in the Perception of Racial Equality in the Obama Era. Social justice in the age of Obama. Has change really come to America? A black feminist critique of Barack Obama's social justice agenda. Campaigning for Obama and the politics of race: The case of California, Texas, and beyond. Race threads and race threats: How Obama/race-discourse among conservatives changed through the 2008 presidential campaign. The roots of Anti-Obama rhetoric. Epilogue. List of Illustrations. Research in race and ethnic relations. Research in race and ethnic relations. Copyright page.
