Experiencing racism exploring discrimination through the eyes of college students /

• Main Author: Seltzer, Richard A., 1951-
• Other Authors: Johnson, Nicole E., 1973-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
• Subjects: Discrimination in education > United States.; Minority college students > Attitudes. > United States; African American college students > Attitudes. > United States; College students, White > Attitudes. > United States; Blacks > Race identity > United States.; Race discrimination > United States.; EDUCATION > Higher.; College.; Diskriminierung.; Schwarze.; USA.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 277 pages)
• Format: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9780739134337 (electronic bk.); 0739134337 (electronic bk.); 0739134310 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780739134313 (cloth : alk. paper); 0739134329 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780739134320 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Experiencing Racism provides a thought-provoking and thorough analysis of how race is lived in America. Collecting essays on personal experiences of race and racism from a wide spectrum of college students, the authors employ existing social scienceliterature and textual analysis to illustrate common themes and departures. The essays and associated analyses capture the impact of racism on its perpetrators and victims, highlighting how individuals choose to cope with racist experiences in their lives. Relevant empirical literature is interwoven throughout the chapters to demonstrate the interse.