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A race is a nice thing to have : a guide to being a white person or understanding the white persons in your life / Janet E. Helms, Ph.D.

Author/creator Helms, Janet E. author.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionSecond edition.
Publication Info Alexandria, VA : Microtraining Associates, [2008]
Copyright Notice copyright 2008
Description1 online resource (vii, 95 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Content https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?CTV4;2806795
Subject(s)
Contents Chapter 1: The Meaning of Race in Society -- Chapter 2: Social Class Is Not Race -- Chapter 3: Who Needs a Color-Blind Society? -- Chapter 4: I'm Not Colored! -- Chapter 5: But What Color Am I? -- Chapter 6: Recognizing Racism -- Chapter 7: A Model of White Identity Development -- Chapter 8: Contact: "I'm an innocent" -- Chapter 9: Disintegration: "How can I be White?" -- Chapter 10: Reintegration: "We have the best because we are the best!" -- Chapter 11: Pseudo-Independent: "Let's help them become more like Whites" -- Chapter 12: Immersion/Emersion: "I'm White!" -- Chapter 13: Autonomy: "I see color and like it!" -- Chapter 14: Using Racial Identity Schemas to Understand Daily Events -- Epilogue.
Abstract This classic book on race and racism, published by Microtraining Associates, is designed to help white people assume responsibility for ending racism, understand how racism impacts whites as well as others, analyze racism, and discover positive alternatives for living in a multicultural society. Many self-analysis exercises and instruments enrich the text.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed October 05, 2017).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).
LanguageIn English.
Issued in other formOriginal version: 9780917276132 0917276132

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