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, Asia, Africa, and North America. Is skin color bias distinct from racial bias? How does skin color preference relate to gender, given the association of lightness with desirability and beauty in women? The authors of this volume explore these and other qu…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8047-7099-6
- EAN: 9780804770996
- Produktnummer: 23011567
- Verlag: Stanford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'619 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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Edited by Evelyn Nakano Glenn
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