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The Cosby Cohort examines the now-grown children who were raised in the black middle class. This probing book studies how their parents established their middle class position, how they interact with white America, the pressures placed upon them by their parents, how they connect with African Americans of other social classes, and more. Even though these young African Americans grew up watching The Cosby Show, as the book reveals, their stories reveal a much more complex reality than portrayed by the show

Prof. Niemonen claims that the concept of white privilege is "anti-sociological" and "mask[s] complex race–class interactions." He highlights the importance of including social class in discussions of white privilege but focuses exclusively on the white working class, neglecting how race and social class also intersect for people of color. Further, while different social identities mediate how whites experience race privilege, race remains a key factor in shaping life chances and opportunities. We agree that racial groups cannot be treated as homogenous, but we argue for the importance of teaching students about disparities between races before showing them heterogeneity within races; doing so in reverse minimizes the very real ways that race shapes people's lives. Nonetheless, taking into account Niemonen's points, we offer an addendum to our original exercise that stresses the importance of intersectionality; this can be offered as a second step once students have an understanding of white privilege.

Teaching students about race remains a challenging task for instructors, made even more difficult in the context of a growing "post-racial" discourse. Given this challenge, it is important for instructors to find engaging ways to help students understand the continuing significance of race and racial/ethnic inequality. In this article, we detail an exercise that asks students to analyze representations of race/ethnicity on network television for one week as a way of illustrating white dominance, white privilege, and racial inequality. As evidence of the exercise's effectiveness, we include student reports that demonstrate how students discover the persistence of these issues by conducting their own analysis of primetime television.

"But Aren't Some Groups Actually More Oppressed Than Others?": How and Why Intersectionality Matters / Cherise A. Harris and Stephanie M. McClure -- "A Family is Two Parents, Their Children, and the White Picket Fence": The Impact of Invisible Intersections on How We Talk About "The Family" / Stephanie Medley-Rath -- "School Choice Ensures Kids Get the Best Education": The Realities of Charter and Magnet Schools for Children in the Intersections / Tomeka Davis and Dionne Parris -- "Maybe some people shouldn't be parents": the hidden inequalities of the child welfare system / Cherise A. Harris -- "Why Should We Have to Pay for Anchor Babies and Welfare Queens?": How Political Rhetoric Influences Social Policy Toward Black and Latina Women / Carly Hayden Foster -- "But Aren't the Poor Mostly Inner-City Blacks?": Understanding Poverty from an Intersectional Perspective / James M. Thomas, Paige Overmyer, and Stephanie M. McClure -- "Everyone Gets the Same 24 Hours a Day": An Intersectional Approach to Understanding the Time and Life Lost For Black Men and Boys / David C. Turner III, Uriel Serrano, and Freeden Blume Ouer -- "The Police Are Here to Protect Us": The Role of Race and Gender in the Construction of Law Enforcement / Jennifer Carlson -- "Unwanted Pregnancies are Completely Preventable": Understanding Reproductive Freedom in the Context of the Intersections / Gerlyn Murrell -- ]"Since We All Breathe the Same Air, The Environment Affects Us All in the Same Way": An Intersectional View of the Impact of Environmental Toxins / Julia A. Flagg -- "Lizzo Should Really Be Embarrassed to Show that Much of Her Body": Applying an Intersectional Lens to the Scrutiny of Black Women's Bodies / Sabrina Strings -- "If Only He Looked More Like a Woman": How the Intersections Affect the Experiences of and Attitudes Toward Transgender People / Kylan Mattias de Vries and Carey Jean Sojka -- "Muslim Women Covering Themselves is Oppressive": Hijabs, Burkas, and Niquabs Through an Intersectional Lens / Afshan Jafar -- "I keep 'em around just in case": Understanding Gun Ownership in the U.S. from an Intersectional Perspective / Levi Gahman -- "I'm a Feminist, So That Means I Am for ALL Women": The Role of Intersectionality in "Sisterhood" / Andrea N. Baldwin -- "Why is There a Black Twitter and a Gay Twitter?" The Role Social Media Play in Making Categories of Difference Visible / -- "I Just Think Asian Men Aren't Sexy!": Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, and the Devaluing of Asian Men / Karen Wu -- "When I Think of Disability I Think of a White Guy in a Wheelchair": The Social Construction of Disability and its Intersections with Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality / Jennifer Domino Rudolph -- "Why Do White Women Vote Against Their Own Interests?": Unpacking Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the 2016 Presidential Election / Dara Z. Strolovitch, Janelle S. Wong, and Andrew Proctor -- "Things will get better over time. Besides, what can I do?": Coalition-Building Across Categories of Difference / Cherise A. Harris, Andrea N. Baldwin, and Stephanie M. McClure

"Getting Real About Race is an edited collection of short essays that address the most common stereotypes and misconceptions about race held by students, and by many in the United States, in general. Key Features Each essay concludes with suggested sources including videos, websites, books, and/or articles that instructors can choose to assign as additional readings on a topic. Essays also end with questions for discussion that allow students to move from the "what" (knowledge) to the "so what" (implications) of race in their own lives. In this spirit, the authors include suggested "Reaching Across the Color Line" activities at the end of each essay, allowing students to apply their new knowledge on the topic in a unique or creative way. Current topics students want to discuss are brought up through the text, making it easier for the instructor to deal with these topics in an open classroom environment"--