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Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are racist, yet many of the most common understandings of racism are highly problematic. If you mean no harm, then it can't be racist. Yes, it can. There are anti-discrimination laws now, so racism no longer occurs. Incorrect. Some of my best friends are Black, so I can't be racist. Not true. In this sharp, open-minded, and witty book, sociologist Jennifer PatriceSimssuccinctly addresses these problematic perceptions of racism asfallacies. Building on existing academic theories and drawing on her own cross-national research, two decades of teaching, and analyses of contemporary issues,shedelves into the most common and insidious fallacies about racism. In revealing them to be rooted in what scholars call an epistemology of ignorance, she shows how these perceptions justify and uphold white supremacy (inadvertently or otherwise). Accessibly written and full of concre

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2024
      ISBN13: 9781509553488, 978-1509553488
      ISBN10: 1509553487
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      Book Synopsis
      Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are racist, yet many of the most common understandings of racism are highly problematic. If you mean no harm, then it can't be racist. Yes, it can. There are anti-discrimination laws now, so racism no longer occurs. Incorrect. Some of my best friends are Black, so I can't be racist. Not true. In this sharp, open-minded, and witty book, sociologist Jennifer PatriceSimssuccinctly addresses these problematic perceptions of racism asfallacies. Building on existing academic theories and drawing on her own cross-national research, two decades of teaching, and analyses of contemporary issues,shedelves into the most common and insidious fallacies about racism. In revealing them to be rooted in what scholars call an epistemology of ignorance, she shows how these perceptions justify and uphold white supremacy (inadvertently or otherwise). Accessibly written and full of concre

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