Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
362.1089 MET
1 available
362.1089 MET
1 available
Prescott Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
362.1089 MET
1 available
362.1089 MET
1 available
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40028967009
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-330) and index.
Description
"With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters' very health at risk--and, in the end, threaten everyone's well-being. Physician and sociologist Jonathan M. Metzl travels across America's heartland seeking to better understand the politics of racial resentment and its impact on public health. Interviewing a range of Americans, he uncovers how racial anxieties led to the repeal of gun control laws in Missouri, stymied the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and fueled massive cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. Although such measures promised to restore greatness to white America, Metzl's systematic analysis of health data dramatically reveals they did just the opposite: these policies made life sicker, harder, and shorten in the very populations they purported to aid. Thus, white life expectancies fell, gun suicides soared, and school dropout rates rose. Powerful, searing, and sobering, Dying of Whiteness ultimately demonstrates just how much white America would benefit by emphasizing cooperation, rather than chasing false promises of supremacy"--Publisher's description.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Kansas.
Medical policy -- United States.
Missouri.
Public health -- United States.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Tennessee.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
White people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
White people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Medical policy -- United States.
Missouri.
Public health -- United States.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States.
Tennessee.
United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
White people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
White people -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Metzl, J. (2019). Dying of whiteness: how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Metzl, Jonathan, 1964-. 2019. Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Metzl, Jonathan, 1964-. Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland Basic Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Metzl, Jonathan. Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland First edition., Basic Books, 2019.
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