White Femininity: Race, Gender & Power

A thought-provoking contribution to the emerging field of white studies, this book argues that whiteness is an influential racial category, not a form of invisibility. Looking at white femininity in particular, the discussion examines the ways in which white women are compelled to demonstrate an allegiance to whiteness through their choice of intimate partners, sexual orientation, participation in racial inequality, and complicity with white feminine beauty standards.

Author: Katerina Deliovsky
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Published: 07/23/2010
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781552663523
ISBN10: 1552663523
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Women's Studies

About the Author
Katerina Deliovsky teaches sociology at Brock University in Ontario. She is the author of Back to the Drawing Board: African-Canadian Feminisms. She lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.