Racing for innocence

Pierce, Jennifer L., 1958-

Racing for innocence whiteness, gender, and the backlash against affirmative action / [electronic resource] : Jennifer L. Pierce. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012. - xii, 233 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : telling stories about race in an era of colorblindness -- Innocence and injury : the politics of cultural memory in print news media -- Filming racial progress : the transformation of white male innocence -- Racing for innocence : stories of disavowal and exclusion -- Stand by your man : women lawyers and affirmative action -- Small talk : a short story -- Commentary : ambivalent racism -- Conclusion : still racing for innocence.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Affirmative action programs--Public opinion.--United States
Whites--Attitudes.--United States
Lawyers--Attitudes.--United States
Women lawyers--Attitudes.--United States
Racism--United States.
Mass media and public opinion--United States.
Whites--Race identity--United States.
Collective memory--United States.
Public opinion--United States.


United States--Race relations.


Electronic books.

HF5549.5.A34 / P54 2012eb

331.13/30973