Who Counts as 'Them': Racism and Virtue in the United States and France
Publication information:
Lamont, Michèle. 2003. “Who Counts As ’Them’: Racism and Virtue in the United States and France”. Contexts 2(4):36-41.
Abstract
In the United States, black Americans are the typical targets of discrimination. In France, the victims are usually Arab immigrants. In both cases, prejudice against minorities has less to do with the color or national origin of the ostracized than with the need of whites and natives to preserve their own sense of moral self-worth.