White Reign

What does it mean to be white in today's society? Is whiteness an ethnicity? <I>White Reign</I> tackles questions like these by examining whiteness as a cultural concept that our society has created and exposing systems that teach us how we think about race. Whiteness permeates every aspect of our society and commands a role in almost every social issue from intelligence testing to affirmative action. The impressive scholars in this collection show us how whiteness is learned and deployed via a variety of social forces including schools media and even cyberspace. By looking at the ideas behind concepts like reverse racism and white privilege <I>White Reign</I> can help the reader decipher the hidden message of what being white means in our race-conscious society. These essays examine the construction of white identity and the possibility of reshaping whiteness in a progressive non-racist manner presenting a culture of whiteness that can be employed by educators parents and citizens concerned with racial justice