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Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America

Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America

Norwood, Kimberly Jade

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Series: New Directions in American History

Biographies GeneralGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0415517753
ISBN13: 9780415517751
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 10 2013
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

In the United States, as in many parts of the world, people are discriminated against based on the color of their skin. This type of skin tone bias, or colorism, is both related to and distinct from discrimination on the basis of race, with which it is often conflated. In Color Matters, Kimberly Jade Norwood has collected the most up-to-date research on this insidious form of discrimination, including perspectives from the disciplines of history, law, sociology, and psychology. Anchored with historical chapters that show how the influence and legacy of slavery have shaped the treatment of skin color in American society, the contributors to this volume bring to light the ways in which colorism affects us all--influencing what we wear, who we see on television, and even which child we might pick to adopt. Sure to be an eye-opening collection for anyone curious about how race and color continue to affect society, Color Matters provides students of race in America with wide-ranging overview of a crucial topic.

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