{"product_id":"the-fallacies-of-racism-understanding-how-common-perceptions-uphold-white-supremacy-9781509553488","title":"The Fallacies of Racism: Understanding How Common Perceptions Uphold White Supremacy","description":"Everyone has an opinion on racism. The vast majority of people would vehemently deny that they or those close to them are \"racist,\" yet many of the most common understandings of racism are highly problematic. \"If you mean no harm, then it can't be racist.\" Yes, it can. \"There are anti-discrimination laws now, so racism no longer occurs.\" Incorrect. \"Some of my best friends are Black, so I can't be racist.\" Not true.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this sharp, open-minded, and witty book, sociologist Jennifer Patrice Sims succinctly addresses these problematic perceptions of racism as \u003ci\u003efallacies\u003c\/i\u003e. Building on existing academic theories and drawing on her own cross-national research, two decades of teaching, and analyses of contemporary issues, she delves into the most common and insidious fallacies about racism. In revealing them to be rooted in what scholars call an \"epistemology of ignorance,\" she shows how these perceptions justify and uphold white supremacy (inadvertently or otherwise).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessibly written and full of concrete examples, this book will be of great value to anyone who wants to understand the common misunderstandings about racism that frustrate contemporary politics, classrooms, workplaces, and dinner tables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Patrice Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406021366034,"sku":"9781509553488","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_394b3706-ca17-479c-b7dc-c56812b47338.jpg?v=1737109732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fallacies-of-racism-understanding-how-common-perceptions-uphold-white-supremacy-9781509553488","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}