North American Sociology, United States - Ethnic & Race Relations, 20th Century American History - Social Aspects - General & Miscellaneous, Economics & Finance, Labor Studies - General & Miscellaneous, Religion - United States, Middle Class, Ethnic & Min
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Thandeka explores the politics of the white experience in America. Tracing the links between religion, class, and race, she reveals the child abuse, ethnic conflicts, class exploitation, poor self-esteem, and a general feeling of self-contempt that are the wages of whiteness.Editorials
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Looks at links between religion, class, and race in the US, arguing that in the experience of every Euro-American, there is a moment in childhood when he or she is "inducted" into whiteness. Personal stories, based on original interviews, introduce the problem of shame that Euro-Americans feel when they are forced to become white, and supporting material explains this shame social history, class analysis, and post-Freudian psychoanalytic shame theory. The author is a theologian and Universalist Unitarian minister, and teaches at Meadville/Lombard Theological School in Chicago. Before receiving her doctorate in theology, she spent 16 years as an Emmy Award-winning television producer, journalist, and talk show host. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 3, 1999
Publisher
New York : Continuum, 1999.
Pages
184
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780826410542