| Foreword | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xvii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
| Introduction: Waking Up to America's Dirty Little Secret | p. 1 |
| The Three Myths | p. 2 |
| Myth That Life Is Good for Racial Minorities | p. 2 |
| Myth That Racism Is Declining | p. 4 |
| Myth That America Can Be a Color-Blind Society | p. 9 |
| Perspective of Book | p. 11 |
| Organization of Book | p. 13 |
| Background of Research | p. 13 |
| Structure of Book | p. 16 |
| Conclusion | p. 19 |
| The Foundations of "Isms": Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination | p. 21 |
| The Foundations of Racism | p. 25 |
| Stereotypes | p. 25 |
| Prejudice | p. 32 |
| Discrimination | p. 35 |
| Relationship of Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination | p. 37 |
| Is There a Relationship between Stereotypes and Prejudice? | p. 38 |
| Is There a Relationship between Stereotypes and Discrimination? | p. 39 |
| Is There a Relationship between Prejudice and Discrimination? | p. 40 |
| Conclusion | p. 41 |
| Racism 101 | p. 43 |
| What Is Race? | p. 43 |
| Definition of Racism | p. 45 |
| Power and Racism | p. 50 |
| What's in a Name? | p. 53 |
| Conclusion | p. 54 |
| The Myth: Life Is Good for Racial Minorities | p. 55 |
| True Confessions | p. 56 |
| Life Is Good for Racial Minorities in America | p. 59 |
| Measures of Racist Stereotypes and Attitudes | p. 59 |
| Media Depictions of Minorities | p. 61 |
| Quality-of-Life Indicators for Minorities | p. 62 |
| Status of Race Relations | p. 66 |
| Conclusion | p. 67 |
| The Reality: Life Isn't Good for Racial Minorities | p. 69 |
| Measures of Racist Stereotypes and Attitudes | p. 69 |
| Media Depictions of Minorities | p. 72 |
| Print Advertisements | p. 72 |
| Television Advertisements | p. 73 |
| Television Programming | p. 73 |
| News Reporting | p. 76 |
| Quality-of-Life Indicators for Minorities | p. 80 |
| Economic Indicators | p. 80 |
| Educational Attainment | p. 85 |
| General Social Well-Being | p. 91 |
| Status of Race Relations | p. 92 |
| Mistrust | p. 93 |
| White Indifference | p. 94 |
| The Future | p. 94 |
| Neighborhoods | p. 95 |
| Schools | p. 95 |
| Hate Crimes and Groups | p. 96 |
| Conclusion | p. 97 |
| The Changing Face of Racism in America | p. 99 |
| What Is "Real" Racism? | p. 100 |
| The Distraction of Blatant Racism | p. 102 |
| Old-Fashioned Racism | p. 105 |
| Measuring Old-Fashioned Racism | p. 106 |
| The Decline of Old-Fashioned Racism? | p. 107 |
| The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Genuine | p. 108 |
| The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Genuine but Limited | p. 108 |
| The Decline in Old-Fashioned Racism Is Not Genuine | p. 110 |
| Old-Fashioned Racism Has Mutated into a New Face of Racism | p. 115 |
| Conclusion | p. 116 |
| Modern Racism Unmasked | p. 119 |
| Modern Racism | p. 120 |
| Measuring Modern Racism | p. 121 |
| Faces of Modern Racism | p. 123 |
| Aversive Racism | p. 124 |
| Symbolic Racism | p. 126 |
| The Tax of Modern Racism | p. 135 |
| The Range of Modern Racism | p. 138 |
| Conclusion | p. 139 |
| The Costs of Modern Racism: What Are We Losing? | p. 141 |
| Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | p. 142 |
| Psychological Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | p. 142 |
| Material Costs of Modern Racism to the Victims | p. 151 |
| Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | p. 161 |
| Psychological Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | p. 162 |
| Material Costs of Modern Racism to Whites | p. 167 |
| Conclusion | p. 169 |
| Can America Become a Color-Blind Society? The Cognitive Traps of Racism | p. 171 |
| The Trap of Social Categorization | p. 174 |
| Consequences of Social Categorization: Who's In and Who's Out? | p. 176 |
| Summary | p. 181 |
| The Trap of Automatic Cognitive Processing | p. 181 |
| The Trap of Explanation | p. 183 |
| Conclusion | p. 188 |
| Racial Reconciliation in America: How Do We Find Unity in Diversity? | p. 191 |
| Be a Good Reconciler: Nurture Skills of Listening and Disagreeing | p. 192 |
| The Art of Listening | p. 193 |
| The Art of Disagreeing | p. 184 |
| Teach Yourself to Think: Control Cognitive Processing of Stereotypes | p. 196 |
| To Thine Own Self Be Known: Become More Self-Aware | p. 199 |
| Personal Racial, Ethnic, or Religious Stories | p. 199 |
| Personal Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Discriminatory Behaviors | p. 202 |
| Open Your Mind: Appreciate the Panorama of the Borderland | p. 203 |
| Get in Touch: Engage in Personal Interaction with Racial Diversity | p. 207 |
| Can We Make the World a Better Place? | p. 212 |
| The Power of Many: Draw on the Strength of Community | p. 213 |
| Invest in Our Future: Teach Antiracism Early | p. 215 |
| Conclusion | p. 220 |
| Appendix | p. 221 |
| Notes | p. 227 |
| Bibliography | p. 253 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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