 | This article is written like a review. (September 2017) |
 First edition | |
| Author | Michael K. Brown, Martin Carnoy, Elliott Currie, Troy Duster, David Benjamin Oppenheimer, Majorie M. Shultz, and David Wellman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Social Science: Racism & Racial Relations |
| Publisher | The University of California Press |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 349 |
| ISBN | 0-520-24475-3 |
| OCLC | 58830265 |
White-Washing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society is a 2005 book arguing that racial discrimination is still evident on contemporary American society. The book draws on the fields of sociology, political science, economics, criminology, and legal studies. The authors argue that the inequalities which prevail in America today, especially with regard to wages, income, and access to housing and health care, are the effects of either cultural or individual failures.
The book provides an alternative explanation: that racism—particularly institutionalized racism—is as much a problem in America as in earlier times. Such inequalities continue to exist in the labor market, the welfare state, the criminal justice system, and schools and universities. The book recounts the history of advancement among black Americans since the 1960s, and current anti-discrimination policies, but advocates new policies for increased racial equality in a post-affirmative action world.