Shades of Difference: Why Skin Color Matters - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804759991ISBN-10:804759995UPC:9780804759991Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ethnic StudiesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC8S4X2564
Shades of Difference: Why Skin Color Matters
Shades of Difference addresses the widespread but little studied phenomenon of colorism--the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a broad range of societies and historical periods, this insightful collection looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804759991ISBN-10:804759995UPC:9780804759991Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Ethnic StudiesSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC8S4X2564
Evelyn Nakano Glenn is Professor of Ethnic Studies and Gender and Women's Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Race and Gender at the University of California, Berkeley. She currently holds the position of president-elect of the American Sociological Association and will assume the presidency of the association in 2009.
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