Portraits of White Racism Author:David T. Wellman Challenging the notion that racism consists simply of prejudice in the minds of individuals, this book argues instead that racism is a set of culturally acceptable beliefs that defend the advantages whites have obtained in American society. The book is based on five chapters of interviews. The second edition is updated with a new preface, intr... more »oduction, and epilogue that take into account both the recent sociological theorizing about racism and new research by Wellman.« less