First published in 1977, "Portraits of White Racism" advanced a distinctively sociological theory of racism. Based on five case histories, it critically assessed the prevailing social-psychological paradigm that equated racism with prejudice and provided an alternative interpretation. Racism, the book argued, could be understood as culturally sanctioned strategies for defending social advantage based on race; it was not simply the product of psychological abnormalities. The revised edition has two new features. The theoretical perspective is updated, taking into account recent theorizing in the sociology of racism. Wellman suggests that, like fifteen years ago, sociologists today still fail to view racism as a cultural and structural phenomenon. The new edition also assesses recent developments in American race relations. Based on new research, Wellman argues that both hate crimes in ethnic working-class communities and opposition to affirmative action policies at elite...

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