White Identities A Critical Sociological Approach

The study of white ethnicities is becoming increasingly important in the social sciences. This book provides a critical introduction to Whiteness has traditionally been seen as "ethnically transparent" - the marker against which other ethnicities are measured. This analysis but only recently have many race and ethnicity scholars moved away from focusing on ethnic minorities and instead oriented their construction of white identities. Simon Clarke and Steve Garner's book is designed to guide students as they explore how white identities both sociological and psycho-social ideas. Including an excellent survey of the existing literature and original research from the UK, this book will be an invaluable guide for sociology modules in race and ethnicity.

Simon Clarke is Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies at the University of the West of England. He is author of several books including Social Theory, Psychoanalysis and Racism (2003) and From Enlightenment to Risk: Social Theory and Contemporary Society (2005). He is editor of Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society.
Steve Garner is a lecturer in sociology at Aston University. His publications include Racism in the Irish Experience (Pluto, 2004).