Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America

Racism Without Racists explores how Whites talk, think, and explain racial inequality, arguing that color-blind racism is a new racial ideology that emerged in the post-Civil Rights era. It deconstructs the main elements of this ideology, explains how the "white habitus" reproduces it, and discusses how it affects Blacks during the pandemic.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2021
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Racism Without Racists delves into the intricate ways in which Whites communicate, reason, and justify the persistence of racial inequality. The central thesis of the book posits that color-blind racism, a novel racial ideology that emerged in the aftermath of the Civil Rights era, has become the wellspring of frames, stylistic elements, and racial narratives that Whites employ to express their perspectives on racial matters. Through the systematic collection of interview data, Bonilla-Silva not only deconstructs the fundamental components of this ideology but also elucidates how the ways in which most Whites conduct their lives (referred to as the "white habitus") play a pivotal role in perpetuating this ideology. Additionally, the author explores why a specific segment of the White community exhibits greater racial progressivism and sheds light on the impact of color-blind racism on Black individuals. In this revised edition, the author has included a highly instructive chapter that delves into the defining characteristics of "systemic racism" and another that examines how color-blind racism framed various issues during the pandemic.

Weight: 550g
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538151419
Edition number: Sixth Edition