Dominic J Pulera

Sharing the Dream

White Males in Multicultural America

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Produktbeschreibung

White males, 100 million strong, constitute approximately 35 percent of the U.S. population, a percentage that declines slightly each year. They matter very much to discussions of race, ethnicity, and gender in the US due to their numbers and the enormous influence they have wielded-and continue to wield. In this highly original and readable work, Dominic Pulera offers the broadest and most balanced treatment of the white male experience in America to date. He contends that virtually all white males are sharing the American dream with women and people of color, in response to the nation's changing demographics and the multicultural mindset that informs policies and attitudes in our nation. Some white males are sharing the dream voluntarily; others are doing so involuntarily. The author also explores the heterogeneity of white male America, taking into account such factors as age, ethnicity, ideology, social class, regional background, occupational status, and sexual orientation. This timely work relies on a broad range of sources, including extensive field research and hundreds of interviews along with the best primary and secondary sources available. It includes original historical treatments, discussion of contemporary dynamics, and comparative material that takes into account the experiences of peoples in other countries. In doing so, Pulera places white males in the context of America's ongoing transition from a predominantly white country to one where people of color are increasingly numerous and consequently becoming more visible. Dominic J. Pulera is an independent scholar who lectures and writes about issues related to race, ethnicity, and gender. In the wake of his first book, Visible Differences: Why Race Will Matter to Americans in the Twenty-First Century, he spoke at 13 universities on 4 continents and appeared on a one-hour segment of Book TV (C-Span). He has been a frequent guest on radio and television programs in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 158mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9780826416438
• ISBN-10: 0826416438
• Artikelnr.: 21922284

Autorenporträt

Dominic J. Pulera is the author of Visible Differences: Why Race Will Matter to Americans in the Twenty-First Century

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Prologue: Sharing the Dream Part One A NATION OF 100 MILLION 1.
WHITE AND MALE The White Man Cometh Defining America In and Out 2. REBIRTH
AND REGENERATION All American Living in America Words Matter 3.
HETEROGENEOUS HEGEMONS The Privileged Few? Onward and Upward Family Life
Part Two THE DIVERSITY IMPERATIVE 4. FAIR PLAY Equality for All The Value
of Diversity Keeping the Faith 5. THE POWER OF NUMBERS Calling the Shots
The Vanguard Playing the Game 6. THE AMERICAN PANTHEON Alive and Well
Changing the Narrative Legal Tender Part Three WHITE MALE IDENTITY POLITICS
7. BIG MOUTHS Protean Poses All Talk Mad as Hell 8. CHANGING AMERICA Going
to Court The Politics of Race and Gender Taking the Initiative 9. THE
PERILS OF PREJUDICE On the Far Right White Wrongs Doing the Right Thing
Epilogue: Promises to Keep Notes Index