Monica McDermott
Auteur de Working-Class White: The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations
A propos de l'auteur
Monica McDermott is Associate Professor of Sociology at Arizona State University.
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- Date de naissance
- 1971
- Sexe
- female
- Études
- Villanova University (BA|History and Sociology)
Harvard University (PhD|Sociology) - Professions
- assistant professor (sociology)
- Organisations
- Stanford University
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- Popularité
- #421,955
- Évaluation
- 3.0
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- ISBN
- 5
One of the main differences she notices is the difference in how race is perceived in Boston and Atlanta. In Boston, working class whites are proud of their ethnicity and are more likely to identify with an Old-world group, like Irish or Italian. They're also very defensive of their neighborhoods, leading to block-by-block segregation and being open about saying racist stuff aloud. In Atlanta, being working class white is something to be ashamed of because the perception is that having white skin should guarantee you middle class status. As a result, whites often actually have a hard time landing a job that is low-skill and low paying. Further, whites are seen as weak and passive. However, in both cases, working-class whites realize that race is not a polite thing to talk about, and usually save their views for whites-only company. McDermott also explores topics like racial profiling within convenience stores and views on immigrants.
I liked this book, though it seems sort of location-centered. Maybe these views wouldn't be prevalent in places like California or Illinois. I found it especially interesting since I live in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia which has traditionally been a white working class neighborhood of Irish-Catholic background, though this is changing due to gentrification affecting all of Northern Philadelphia. It reminds me a lot of the Boston neighborhood described in this book.
If you're looking for a quick and interesting read on race in American cities, though sociologically-focused, pick this one up.… (plus d'informations)