This volume takes a critical approach to the study of prejudice and discrimination by
focusing on the role of elites in the reproduction of racism. Van Dijk's main thesis is that …

The concept of institutional racism emerged in 1967, the same year that this journal began.
This first part of the article traces the origins and context of the term in the black power …

Within a larger research framework that studies the ways white people speak and write
about minorities, this chapter examines one major strategy in such discourse, viz., the denial …

When, in February 1999, Sir William Macpherson reported on his inquiry into the death of
Stephen Lawrence, 1 the most important finding by far was the widespread incidence of …

Discourse plays an important role in the production and reproduction of prejudice and
racism. From the socialization talk of parents, children s books, and television programs to …

This trenchant yet subtle book, written by one of the main authorities in the field, discusses
the shifting and multiple definitions of the concept of racism. The author challenges a …

This is an in-depth sociological study of the phenomenon of anti-racism, as both political
discourse and social movement practice in western Europe. Lentin develops a comparative …

This paper explores the changing terms of debate about race and racism in contemporary
social and political theory. It focuses attention on criticisms of what is often called therace …

When students of race and racism seek direction, they can find no single comprehensive
source that provides them with basic analytical guidance or that offers insights into the …