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**__Winner, 2019 William J. Goode Book Award, given by the Family Section of the American Sociological Association__** **__Finalist, 2019 C. Wright Mills Award, given by the Society for the Study of Social Problems__** **Riveting stories of how affluent, white children learn about race** American kids are living in a world of ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial injustice, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding diversity and inclusion. In this heated context, sociologist Margaret A. Hagerman zeroes in on affluent, white kids to observe how they make sense of privilege, unequal educational opportunities, and police violence. In fascinating detail, Hagerman considers the role that they and their families play in the reproduction of racism and racial inequality in America. __White Kids__, based on two years of research involving in-depth interviews with white kids and their families, is a clear-eyed and sometimes shocking account of how white kids learn about race. In doing so, this book explores questions such as, “How do white kids learn about race when they grow up in families that do not talk openly about race or acknowledge its impact?” and “What

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Author

Margaret A. Hagerman

Publisher

New York University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781479803682

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Sociology, History