"I did not get that job because of a black man. . .": The story lines and testimonies of color-blind racism

Sociological Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-581

  Bonilla Silva, Eduardo ^a   Lewis, Amanda ^a,b,c   Embrick, David G ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Color blind; Ideology; Narrative; Racism; Rhetorical; Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244257037     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-004-0696-3     Document Type: Review

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