{"product_id":"elite-discourse-and-racism-9780803950719","title":"Elite Discourse and Racism","description":"This volume takes a critical approach to the study of prejudice and discrimination by focusing on the role of elites in the reproduction of racism. Van Dijk′s main thesis is that racism in North America and Europe is primarily  top down′ and preformulated by the elites, and is not only - as the elites would have it - a  popular′ phenomenon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book opens with a wide-ranging study of the ways parliamentarians in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK and the USA debate immigration, refugees and civil rights, subtly contributing to the negative image of minorities. It goes on to examine how managers of international corporations talk about affirmative action and minority employment. A chapter on racism in social science te\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teun A. Van Dijk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803950719\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Dijk, Teun A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Teun A. van Dijk is a Visiting Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. From 1980 to 2006 he held a personal chair as Professor of Discourse Studies at the University of Amsterdam. A world leading scholar of discourse studies and author of over 250 books and articles, he edits the SAGE journals \u003ci\u003eDisourse \u0026amp; Society, Discourse Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscourse and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40139367546995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ae08d3ba-b51f-4814-9745-cb945a9b7ea3.jpg?v=1654434840","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/elite-discourse-and-racism-9780803950719","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}