Comment on Feagin and Elias

Despite the centrality and significance that race continues to hold in shaping social life in the USA, theoretical analyses of race are surprisingly few and far between in sociology. Researchers have moved from models grounded in analyses of prejudice towards theoretical paradigms designed to focus...

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Published in:Ethnic and racial studies 2013-06, Vol.36 (6), p.989-993
Main Author: Harvey Wingfield, Adia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Centrality
Elias, Norbert
Elias, Sean
Ethnicity
Feagin, Joe
Paradigms
Prejudice
Race
Racial Relations
Racism
Social relations
Social Structure
Sociology
U.S.A
United States of America
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Summary:Despite the centrality and significance that race continues to hold in shaping social life in the USA, theoretical analyses of race are surprisingly few and far between in sociology. Researchers have moved from models grounded in analyses of prejudice towards theoretical paradigms designed to focus more explicitly on the ways that race and racism are built into the social structure of US society. Omi and Winant's (1994) racial formation theory has long been regarded as a classic in this regard, and one of the most important foundational paradigms for making sense of contemporary race relations. Joe Feagin and Sean Elias have developed an interesting and pointed commentary of this theory, and provide useful points for critique and contention. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2013.767920