{"id":45345,"date":"2016-01-25T17:04:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=45345"},"modified":"2016-01-25T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:04:29","slug":"race-talk-and-the-conspiracy-of-silence-understanding-and-facilitating-difficult-dialogues-on-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=45345","title":{"rendered":"Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-1118958721.html\" target=\"_blank\">Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\" target=\"_blank\">Wiley<\/a><br \/>\nJanuary 2015<br \/>\n304 pages<br \/>\nHardcover ISBN: 978-1-118-95872-8<br \/>\nPaperback ISBN: 978-1-119-24198-0<br \/>\nE-book ISBN: 978-1-118-95965-7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tc.columbia.edu\/faculty\/dw2020\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Derald Wing Sue<\/strong><\/a>, Professor of Psychology and Education<br \/>\n<em>Columbia University, New York, New York<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-1118958721.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.wiley.com\/product_data\/coverImage300\/87\/11192419\/1119241987.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turn Uncomfortable Conversations into Meaningful Dialogue<\/p>\n<p>If you believe that talking about race is impolite, or that &#8220;colorblindness&#8221; is the preferred approach, you must read this book. Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence debunks the most pervasive myths using evidence, easy-to-understand examples, and practical tools.<\/p>\n<p>This significant work answers all your questions about discussing race by covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Characteristics of typical, unproductive conversations on race<\/li>\n<li>Tacit and explicit social rules related to talking about racial issues<\/li>\n<li>Race-specific difficulties and misconceptions regarding race talk<\/li>\n<li>Concrete advice for educators and parents on approaching race in a new way<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preface<\/li>\n<li>Preface to the Paperback Edition<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledgments<\/li>\n<li>About the Author<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION ONE: THE CHARACTERISTICS, DYNAMICS, AND MEANING OF RACE TALK<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER ONE What Is Race Talk?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Race Talk Represents a Potential Clash of Racial Realities<\/li>\n<li>Race Talk Pushes Emotional Hot Buttons<\/li>\n<li>Race Talk Evokes Avoidance Strategies<\/li>\n<li>Why Is Successful Race Talk Important?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER TWO The Characteristics and Dynamics of Race Talk<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>What Are Characteristics of Race Talk?<\/li>\n<li>How Do Societal Ground Rules (Norms) Impede Race Talk?<\/li>\n<li>Why Is Race Talk So Difficult and Uncomfortable for Participants?<\/li>\n<li>Conclusions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER THREE The Stories We Tell: White Talk Versus Back Talk<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Race Talk: Narratives and Counter-Narratives<\/li>\n<li>Telling on Racism: Unmasking Ugly Secrets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION TWO: THE CONSTRAINING GROUND RULES FOR RACE TALK<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER FOUR \u201cThe Entire World\u2019s a Stage!\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Politeness Protocol and Race Talk<\/li>\n<li>The Academic Protocol and Race Talk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER FIVE Color-Blind Means Color-Mute<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Color-Evasion: \u201cWe Are All the Same Under the Skin\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stereotype-Evasion: \u201cI Don\u2019t Believe in Those Stereotypes\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Power-Evasion: \u201cEveryone Can Make It in Society, If They Work Hard Enough\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth of the Melting Pot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION THREE: WHY IS IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR TO HONESTLY TALK ABOUT RACE?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER SIX \u201cWhat Are the Consequences for Saying What I Mean?\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethnocentric Monoculturalism<\/li>\n<li>Power and Oppression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER SEVEN \u201cTo Speak or How to Speak, That Is the Question\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication Styles<\/li>\n<li>Nonverbal Communication<\/li>\n<li>Nonverbal Communication in Race Talk: Sociopolitical Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Being Constrained and Silenced: Impact on People of Color<\/li>\n<li>Conclusions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION FOUR: WHY IS IT DIFFICULT FOR WHITE PEOPLE TO HONESTLY TALK ABOUT RACE?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER EIGHT \u201cI\u2019m Not Racist!\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cognitive Avoidance\u2014Racism Denial<\/li>\n<li>Emotional Avoidance\u2014Fear, Guilt, and Other Feelings<\/li>\n<li>Behavioral Avoidance\u2014Helplessness and Hopelessness<\/li>\n<li>Emotional Roadblocks to Race Talk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER NINE \u201cI\u2019m Not White; I\u2019m Italian!\u201d<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>What Does It Mean to Be White?<\/li>\n<li>The Invisibility of Whiteness: What Does It Mean?<\/li>\n<li>The Fear of Owning White Privilege<\/li>\n<li>Fear of Taking Personal Responsibility to End Racism: Moving From Being Nonracist to Becoming Antiracist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION FIVE: RACE TALK AND SPECIAL GROUP CONSIDERATIONS<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER TEN Interracial\/Interethnic Race Talk: Difficult Dialogues Between Groups of Color<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Interracial\/Interethnic Relationship Issues<\/li>\n<li>Race Talk: Fears of Divide and Conquer<\/li>\n<li>Sources of Conflict Between People of Color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER ELEVEN Race Talk and White Racial Identity Development: For Whites Only<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing a Nonracist and Antiracist Racial Identity<\/li>\n<li>White Racial Identity Development and Race Talk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>SECTION SIX: GUIDELINES, CONDITIONS, AND SOLUTIONS FOR HAVING HONEST RACIAL DIALOGUES<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER TWELVE Being an Agent of Change: Guidelines for Educators, Parents, and Trainers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Talking to Children About Race and Racism<\/li>\n<li>Guidelines for Taking Personal Responsibility for Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CHAPTER THIRTEEN Helping People Talk About Race: Facilitation Skills for Educators and Trainers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ineffective Strategies: Five Things Not to Do<\/li>\n<li>Successful Strategies: Eleven Potentially Positive Actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>References<\/li>\n<li>Author Index<\/li>\n<li>Subject Index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race Wiley January 2015 304 pages Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-118-95872-8 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-119-24198-0 E-book ISBN: 978-1-118-95965-7 Derald Wing Sue, Professor of Psychology and Education Columbia University, New York, New York Turn Uncomfortable Conversations into Meaningful Dialogue If you believe that talking about race [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,125,8,17,394,23],"tags":[3629,3628],"class_list":["post-45345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-identitydevelopment","category-media-archive","category-monographs","category-socialscience","category-teaching","tag-derald-wing-sue","tag-wiley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45346,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45345\/revisions\/45346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}