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Skin color, power, and politics in America / Mara C. Ostfeld and Nicole D. Yadon

Author
Ostfeld, Mara Cecilia
Published
New York, New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Physical Description
xvii, 263 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators
Yadon, Nicole

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Contents
The color of our politics and the politics of our color -- The roots of race : skin color, ethnoracial identity, and the broader racial construct -- Theory of ethnoracial boundaries and politics -- The color we see? Measuring skin tone in the U.S. mass public -- The relationship between skin color, ethnoracial identification, and socioeconomic status -- The relationship between skin color, ethnoracial identification, and political views -- Conclusion: Making sense of skin color and politics in America.
Summary
"The authors explore the meaning of skin color in contemporary American society, with an eye toward the ways in which skin color is intertwined with political views. They study the construction of racialized identities and its relationship to social and economic disparities in the United States. The book includes both human- and machine-assessed measures of skin color in a survey that considers political attitudes"--
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9780871546371 (paperback)
087154637X (paperback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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