{"product_id":"reinventing-racism-9781475858181","title":"Reinventing Racism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theory of white fragility is one of the most influential ideas to emerge in recent years on the topics of race, racism, and racial inequality. White fragility is defined as an unwillingness on the part of white people to engage in the difficult conversations necessary to address racial inequality. This fragility allegedly undermines the fight against racial inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its wide acclaim and rapid acceptance, the theory of white fragility has received no serious and sustained scrutiny. This book argues that the theory is flawed on numerous fronts. The theory functions as a divisive rhetorical device to shut down debate. It relies on the flawed premise of implicit bias. It posits a faulty way of understanding racism. It has serious methodological problems. It conflates objectivity and neutrality. It exploits narrative at the expense of facts. It distorts many of the ideas upon which the theory relies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also offers a more constructive way to think about\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Church displays superhuman patience with Robin DiAngelo’s circular motive-mongering on race relations. In the process, he shows how well the old-saw definition of a fanaticism fits the swelling ranks of DiAngeloite diversity trainers: people who can’t change their minds and won’t change the subject. Identity-politics posturing is a much better bet to deepen than to heal our divisions. What happened to the inclusive vision of Martin Luther King—or Barack Obama?” \u003c\/p\u003e -- Philip Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, School of Arts and Sciences (Psychology) and Wharton School (Management), University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a scalpel and a sledgehammer, Church deftly takes apart White Fragility and pulverizes the rubble. A must read.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Peter Boghossian, , Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Portland State University; author, \"A Manual for Creating Atheists\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: “White Fragility” Is a Trap\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransforming Education into Indoctrination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Behind the Curve on Implicit Bias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Implicit Bias Paradigm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt Is Not Clear What Implicit Bias Is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt Is Not Clear What the Implicit Association Test (IAT) Measures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIAT Results May Reflect Base Rates Rather than Bias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImplicit Bias Does Not Reliably Predict Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImplicit Bias Training Has Not Been Shown to Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImplicit Bias Does Not Currently Tell Us Much about Racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Wrong Way to Think About Racism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe “Reification” of Whiteness\u003c\/p\u003eRedefining RacismThe Fallacy of Redefining RacismConflating Racism with the Legacy of Racism\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Flawed Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConflating Objectivity and Neutrality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Is Objectivity Distrusted?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vital Importance of Objectivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Objective Measurement?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Exploiting Narratives at the Expense of Facts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Can A Jeopardy! Episode Tell Us About White Racial Illiteracy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jackie Robinson Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. Economic History and the Mexican American War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Distorting the Enlightenment and Critical Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Does Critical Theory Have to Do with “Social Justice”?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Critique of Reason\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Eclipse of Reason\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Theory Sought to Rescue the Enlightenment, Not Abandon It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical Theory Promotes Rational Autonomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Running Afoul of Reason and Logic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorrelation and Causation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Genetic Fallacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Logical Fallacies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Sermonizing, Not Scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Theory”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Case Study: The Significance of “Black” Names\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t Ask Questions. Liberate Yourself!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: A Rhetorical Weapon for Activist Bullies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Case Study: Micro-aggressions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhetorical Bullying Tactic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: A Better Way to Think About Whiteness and White Privilege\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Whiteness and White Privilege\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Privilege: A Concept in Need of Refinement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Privileges Worth Having” Are Public Goods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClub Goods That Should Be Public Goods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Privileges Not Worth Having” Are Public Bads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacial Harms and Efficient Precaution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reparations” and The Political Coase Theorem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Fragility Theory Undermines the Pursuit of Racial Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Case Study: “Preferential” versus “Developmental” Affirmative Action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Fragility Theory Exacerbates Social Frictions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040322617687,"sku":"9781475858181","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475858181.jpg?v=1750946380","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reinventing-racism-9781475858181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}