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Getting Real About Race is an edited collection of short essays that address the most common stereotypes and misconceptions about race held by students, and by many in the United States, in general. Key Features Each essay concludes with suggested sources including videos, websites, books, and/or articles that instructors can choose to assign as additional readings on a topic. Essays also end with questions for discussion that allow students to move from the “what” (knowledge) to the “so what” (implications) of race in their own lives. In this spirit, the authors include suggested “Reaching Across the Color Line” activities at the end of each essay, allowing students to apply their new knowledge on the topic in a unique or creative way. Current topics students want to discuss are brought up through the text, making it easier for the instructor to deal with these topics in an open classroom environment.

Table of Contents:
I. LAYING THE FOUNDATION Essay 1: “Talking About Race Just Makes Everybody Uncomfortable”: Why We Need to Discuss Race in the United States - Cherise A. Harris and Stephanie M. McClure Essay 2: “What is Racism Anyway?”: Understanding the Basics of Racism and Prejudice - Beverly D. Tatum Essay 3: “Blacks Are Naturally Good Athletes”: The Myth of a Biological Basis for Race - Daniel Buffington Essay 4: “Native American/Indian, Asian/Oriental, Latino/Hispanic . . . Who Cares?”: Language and the Power of Self-Definition - Bradley Koch Essay 5: “But Islam Is a Religion, Not a Race”: The Racialization of Religion - Moustafa Bayoumi Essay 6: “Doesn’t Anti-blackness Only Happen in the U.S.?”: Confronting the Reality of Global Anti-blackness - Nikka Khanna II. DEBUNKING INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES Essay 7: “I Just Want to Get Back to Normal”!: Silencing the Myth of a Color-Blind Society - Ted Thornhill Essay 8: “Black People Would Make It If They Just Worked Hard”: The Myth of Meritocracy - Paula Ioanide Essay 9: “If Only They Hadn’t. . . [Been Black]”: Race, Implicit Bias, and Stereotype Maintenance - Rashawn Ray and Jasmón Bailey Essay 10: “My Family Had to Learn English When They Came, so Why Is Everything in Spanish for Them?”: Race and the Spanish Language in the United States - Jennifer Domino Rudolph Essay 11: “Asians Are Doing Great, so That Proves Race Really Doesn’t Matter Anymore”: The Model Minority Myth and the Sociological Reality - Min Zhou and Victoria Tran Essay 12: “But It’s Honoring! It’s Tradition”: The Persistence of Racialized Indian Mascots in Sports - Dana M. Williams Essay 13: “Good Guys with Guns Protect Us”: The Intersection of Race and Gender in Gun Ownership - Angela Stroud III. INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES, AND LEGACIES OF OPPRESSION Essay 14: “Black People Have Money Now, So Why Are They Still Complaining?”: Exploring the Fragility of the Black Middle Class - Jonathan Grant Essay 15: “But Parents Just Want What Is Best for Their Kids”: Sociological Realities of Privileged Parenting and Opportunity - Margaret A. Hagerman Essay 16: “Well, That Culture Really Values Education”: Culture Versus Structure in Educational Attainment - Hersheda Patel, Emily Meanwell, and Stephanie M. McClure Essay 17: “They Don’t Want To Be Integrated; They Even Have Their Own Organizations”: History, Institutional Context, and “Self-Segregation” on College Campuses - Stephanie M. McClure and Kaílah Jeffries Essay 18: “I Had a Friend Who Had Worse Scores Than Me and They Got Into a Better College”: The Legal and Systemic Realities of Selective College Admissions Processes - OiYan Poon, Nikki Kahealani Chun, Joanne Song Engler, and Douglas H. Lee Politics Essay 19: “If They Cared About Their Kids They Wouldn’t Have Broken the Law” - Kara Cebulko Essay 20: “If Black People Aren’t Criminals, Then Why Are So Many of Them in Prison?”: Confronting Racial Biases in Perceptions of Crime and Criminals - Sara Buck Doude and Vanessa Rodriguez Essay 21: “My Mom Says We Are Half Cherokee”: Indigenous Identity, Being, and Belonging - Angela Gonzales and Judy Kertész Essay 22: “If Only They Would Make Better Choices . . . ”: Confronting Myths About Ethnoracial Health Disparities - Dawne M. Mouzon and Breanna D. Brock Essay 23: “Now All the Good Jobs Go to Them!”: Affirmative Action in the Labor Market - Wendy Leo Moore Essay 24: “But This Is Erasing History!”: The Myths and Realities of Memorializing the Confederacy - James L. Thomas Essay 25: “Sure, Black Lives Matter But Why Do They Have to Loot and Riot?!”: Debunking Myths of Black Protest - Hersheda Patel and James Bridgeforth IV. RACE IN EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS Essay 26: “Why Do They Get to Use the N-Word but I Can’t?”: Privilege, Power, and the Politics of Language - Geoff Harkness Essay 27: “It’s Appreciation, Not Appropriation! I Don’t Know Why You’re Offended!”: Understanding Cultural Appropriation - Brittney Dennis Essay 28: “I’m Not Racist; Some of My Best Friends and Family Are . . . ”: From “Friends and Family” to Allies, Accomplices, and Co-Conspirators - Cherise A. Harris

About the Author :
Stephanie M. McClure is a professor of sociology at Georgia College. She teaches classes on racial stratification, social theory, and the sociology of education. Her research interests are in the area of higher education, with a focus on college student persistence and retention across race, class, and gender, and a special emphasis on postcollege student experiences that increase student social and academic integration. She has published in the Journal of Higher Education, Symbolic Interaction, and The Journal of African American Studies.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781544354873
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1544354878
  • Publisher Date: 25 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 528
  • Weight: 810 gr


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