This book approaches the study of race/ethnicity through a sociological lens.
It focuses on a few social policies that are perceived as race-related, such as affirmative action, to an understanding of the historical racialization of the US welfare state overall.
About the Author Kathleen J.
Fitzgerald is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Her teaching and research focuses on social inequalities, specifically race, racism, and privilege; gender and sexualities; and food justice.
She is author of Beyond White Ethnicity: Developing a Sociological Understanding of Native American Identity Reclamation and has published in The Sociological Quarterly, Humanity and Society, and Sociological Focus.