Same Family, Different Colors Confronting Colorism in America's Diverse Families |
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| Author:
| Tharps, Lori L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-7678-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Colorism and color bias the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the lighter color of their skin is a pervasive but rarely openly discussed phenomenon, one that is centuries old and continues today.
Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. Colorism and color bias the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the lighter color of their skin is a pervasive but rarely openly discussed phenomenon, one that is centuries old and continues today.