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Subject(s)

• Racism [Browse]
• Elite (Social sciences) [Browse]
• Communication [Browse]
• Racism in language [Browse]
• Race relations [Browse]
• Ethnic relations [Browse]

Series

• Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; 6. [More in this series]
• Sage series on race and ethnic relations ; v. 6 [More in this series]

Summary note

This volume takes a critical approach to the study of prejudice and discrimination by focusing on the role of elites in the reproduction of racism. Van Dijk's main thesis is that racism in North America and Europe is primarily `top down' and preformulated by the elites, and is not only - as the elites would have it - a `popular' phenomenon. The book opens with a wide-ranging study of the ways parliamentarians in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK and the USA debate immigration, refugees and civil rights, subtly contributing to the negative image of minorities.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Theoretical Framework; Chapter 3 - Political Discourse; Chapter 4 - Corporate Discourse; Chapter 5 - Academic Discourse; Chapter 6 - Educational Discourse; Chapter 7 - Media Discourse; Chapter 8 - Conclusions; Appendix; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author

ISBN

• 9781483326184
• 1483326187
• 9781452253657
• 145225365X

OCLC

654303226

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