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Whither the White Working Class? A Comment on Khanna and Harris, 'Discovering Race in a 'Post-Racial' World: Teaching Race through Primetime Television'
- Source :
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Teaching Sociology . Jul 2015 43(3):236-241. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Even though I recognize the value of using the mass media to teach sociological concepts and reveal racial biases, I caution against the use of classroom exercises that are developed solely in the context of whiteness studies. Overarching statements of white privilege mask complex race-class interactions generally and the mass media's stereotypical depictions of the white working class specifically. In this "conversation," I explain why the use of the concept white privilege in and of itself obfuscates more than it reveals complex race-class interactions today.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0092-055X
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Teaching Sociology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1066960
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers<br />Reports - Descriptive
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X15586268