Also by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Part I - A Definition of Terms -- 1 - Defining Racism -- Racism: A System of Advantage Based on Race -- Racism: For Whites Only? -- The Cost of Racism -- A Word About Language -- 2 - The Complexity of Identity -- Who Am I? Multiple Identities -- Domination and Subordination -- Part II - Understanding Blackness in a White Context -- 3 - The Early Years -- Preschool Conversations -- Blackness, Whiteness, and Painful History -- A Question of Color -- "It's That Stuff Again": Developing a Critical Consciousness -- 4 - Identity Development in Adolescence -- Understanding Racial Identity Development -- Coping with Encounters: Developing an Oppositional Identity -- Oppositional Identity Development and Academic Achievement -- The Search for Alternative Images -- Not at the Table -- An Alternative to the Cafeteria Table -- 5 - Racial Identity in Adulthood -- Not for College Students Only -- Cycles of Racial Identity Development -- The Corporate Cafeteria -- Part III - Understanding Whiteness in a White Context -- 6 - The Development of White Identity -- Abandoning Racism -- "But I'm an Individual!" -- Defining a Positive White Identity -- The Search for White Allies and the Restoration of Hope -- 7 - White Identity and Affirmative Action -- What Is Affirmative Action? -- Aversive Racism and Affirmative Action -- "Not a Prejudiced Bone in Their Bodies": A Case Example -- Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Goal-Oriented Affirmative Action -- White Disadvantage Revisited -- Part IV - Beyond Black and White -- 8 - Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American ... -- What Do We Mean When We Say "Latino"? -- All in the Family: Familism in Latino Communities.

"Who Are You if You Don't Speak Spanish?" Language and Identity Among Latinos -- What Do We Mean When We Say "Indian" ? -- Surviving the Losses -- "I" Is for Invisible: Contemporary Images of American Indians in the Curriculum -- What Do We Mean When We Say "Asian"? -- Beyond the Myth of the Model Minority -- Finding a Voice -- Racial Formation and Racial Identity -- 9 - Identity Development in Multiracial Families -- The One-Drop Rule: Racial Categorization in the United States -- "But Don't the Children Suffer?" -- The Preschool Years -- Entry into School -- Adolescence: Making Choices -- The College and Adult Years -- Identity in Adoptive Families Considered -- Part V - Breaking the Silence -- 10 - Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue -- The Paralysis of Fear -- The Psychological Cost of Silence -- Finding Courage for Social Change -- Continuing the Conversation -- Appendix - Getting Started Resources for the Next Step -- Reader Discussion Guide -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Copyright Page.