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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Rutgers Univ Pr
Publication date
November 10, 2015
Pages
191
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780813573434
ISBN-10
0813573432
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.65 lbs.
Original list price
$26.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Many saw the 2008 election of Barack Obama as a sign that America had moved past the issue of race, that a colorblind society was finally within reach. But as Marianne Modica reveals in Race Among Friends, attempts to be colorblind do not end racismâin fact, ignoring race increases the likelihood that racism will occur in our schools and in society.
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This intriguing volume focuses on a âracially friendlyâ suburban charter school called Excellence Academy, highlighting the ways that students and teachers think about race and act out racial identity. Modica finds that even in an environment where students of all racial backgrounds work and play together harmoniously, race affects the daily experiences of students and teachers in profound but unexamined ways. Some teachers, she notes, feared that talking about race in the classroom would open them to charges of racism, so they avoided the topic. And rather than generate honest and constructive conversations about race, student friendships opened the door for insensitive racial comments by whites, resentment and silence by blacks, and racially biased administrative practices. In the end, the schoolâs friendly environment did not promoteâand may have hinderedâserious discussion of race and racial inequity.
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The desire to ignore race in favor of a âcolorblind society,â Modica writes, has become an entrenched part of American culture. But as Race Among Friends shows, when race becomes a taboo subject, it has serious ramifications for students and teachers of all ethnic origins.
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This intriguing volume focuses on a âracially friendlyâ suburban charter school called Excellence Academy, highlighting the ways that students and teachers think about race and act out racial identity. Modica finds that even in an environment where students of all racial backgrounds work and play together harmoniously, race affects the daily experiences of students and teachers in profound but unexamined ways. Some teachers, she notes, feared that talking about race in the classroom would open them to charges of racism, so they avoided the topic. And rather than generate honest and constructive conversations about race, student friendships opened the door for insensitive racial comments by whites, resentment and silence by blacks, and racially biased administrative practices. In the end, the schoolâs friendly environment did not promoteâand may have hinderedâserious discussion of race and racial inequity.
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The desire to ignore race in favor of a âcolorblind society,â Modica writes, has become an entrenched part of American culture. But as Race Among Friends shows, when race becomes a taboo subject, it has serious ramifications for students and teachers of all ethnic origins.
Editions
Hardcover
from Rutgers Univ Pr (November 10, 2015)
9780813573441 | details & prices | 191 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $80.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Rutgers Univ Pr (November 10, 2015)
9780813573434 | details & prices | 191 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Many saw the 2008 election of Barack Obama as a sign that America had moved past the issue of race, that a colorblind society was finally within reach.
About: Many saw the 2008 election of Barack Obama as a sign that America had moved past the issue of race, that a colorblind society was finally within reach.
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