Representations of race and social responsibility: News stories about neglect and failure to protect

Off White: Readings on Power, Privilege, and Resistance, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 186-205

  Carney, Sarah ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203621479     Document Type: Chapter

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