E Bonilla-Silva
Biographic Data
| ID | 52381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Bonilla-Silva |
| GIVEN NAMES | E |
| FAMILY NAME | Bonilla-Silva |
| SIGNATURE | BONILLA-SILVA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4575-0134 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 397 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Only Fools Believe Their Theories Are Finished Products! Thirty Years of Updates to the ‘Racialized Social Systems’ Approach to Race Matters
In this address, I discuss the theoretical work I have developed since the publication of my article “Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretation” in 1997. First, I discuss the idea of “racial habituation.” As part of this discussion, I highlight the centrality of “white normativity” to understand racial affairs. Second, I examine the formation of racial subjects and underscore the import of “regular white folks” (RWF henceforth) in the…
It's not the rotten apples! Why family scholars should adopt a structural perspective on racism
In this article, I urge family scholars to anchor their race work on the structural racism perspective. First, I provide some limitations of the prejudice problematic used by most family scholars. Second, I discuss the basic components of my structural theory, which I call the racialized social system approach. Third, I bolster my original theorization with a new conceptual map to make the structure intelligible—to account for why actors, for the…
On the Racial Fantasies of White Liberals in Trump’s America and Beyond
What Makes Systemic RacismSystemic
In this article, I clarify some components and expand a few underdeveloped ideas of theracialized social systemapproach to racial stratification. I divide the paper into three parts. In the first section, I explore the limitations of the figure of 'the racist.' In the second part, I examine the problem of change. In the third part, which is the core of the paper, I discuss what makes 'systemic racism' systemic. My main contention in this article …
Racists,” “Class Anxieties,” Hegemonic Racism, and Democracy in Trump’s America
In this address, I challenge dominant narratives explaining the rise of Trumpism in America. Specifically, I dispute four ideas that have emerged to account for Trump’s election. First, I suggest that understanding his election as the product of the political activities of the “racists” severely limits our understanding of racism as a collective phenomenon. Second, I question the notion that Trump’s working class support was due to “class anxieti…
Racism Without Racists
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race, there lies a full-blown arsenal of arguments, phrases, and stories that whites use to account for—and ultimately justify—racial inequalities. The fifth edition of this provocative book makes clear that color blind racism is as insidious now as ever. It features new material on our current racial climate, including the Black Li…
Critical Race Theories, Colorism, and the Decade's Research on Families of Color
In the millennium's inaugural decade, 2 interrelated trends influenced research on America's families of color: the need for new knowledge about America's growing ethnic/racial minority and immigrant populations and conceptual advances in critical race theories and perspectives on colorism. Three substantive areas reflecting researchers' interests in these trends emerged as the most frequently studied topics about families of color: inequality an…
“Every Place Has a Ghetto…”
The residential and social segregation of whites from blacks creates a socialization process we refer to as “white habitus.” This white habitus limits whites' chances for developing meaningful relationships with blacks and other minorities spatially and psychologically. Using data from the 1997 Survey of College Students' Social Attitudes and the 1998 Detroit Area Study, we show that the spatial segregation experienced by whites from blacks foste…
This is a White Country'1
In this paper I argue that the racial ideology of the Western nations of the world-system has converged over the past twenty years. This new ideology or, as many analysts call it, the 'new racism,' includes: (1) the notion of cultural rather than biological difference, (2) the abstract and decontextualized use of the discourse of liberalism and individualism to rationalize racial inequality, and (3) a celebration of nationalism that at times acqu…
Racism Without Racists
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race, there lies a full-blown arsenal of arguments, phrases, and stories that whites use to account for—and ultimately justify—racial inequalities. The fifth edition of this provocative book makes clear that color blind racism is as insidious now as ever. It features new material on our current racial climate, including the Black Li…
Critical Race Theories, Colorism, and the Decade's Research on Families of Color
In the millennium's inaugural decade, 2 interrelated trends influenced research on America's families of color: the need for new knowledge about America's growing ethnic/racial minority and immigrant populations and conceptual advances in critical race theories and perspectives on colorism. Three substantive areas reflecting researchers' interests in these trends emerged as the most frequently studied topics about families of color: inequality an…
What Makes Systemic RacismSystemic
In this article, I clarify some components and expand a few underdeveloped ideas of theracialized social systemapproach to racial stratification. I divide the paper into three parts. In the first section, I explore the limitations of the figure of 'the racist.' In the second part, I examine the problem of change. In the third part, which is the core of the paper, I discuss what makes 'systemic racism' systemic. My main contention in this article …
This is a White Country'1
In this paper I argue that the racial ideology of the Western nations of the world-system has converged over the past twenty years. This new ideology or, as many analysts call it, the 'new racism,' includes: (1) the notion of cultural rather than biological difference, (2) the abstract and decontextualized use of the discourse of liberalism and individualism to rationalize racial inequality, and (3) a celebration of nationalism that at times acqu…
Racists,” “Class Anxieties,” Hegemonic Racism, and Democracy in Trump’s America
In this address, I challenge dominant narratives explaining the rise of Trumpism in America. Specifically, I dispute four ideas that have emerged to account for Trump’s election. First, I suggest that understanding his election as the product of the political activities of the “racists” severely limits our understanding of racism as a collective phenomenon. Second, I question the notion that Trump’s working class support was due to “class anxieti…
It's not the rotten apples! Why family scholars should adopt a structural perspective on racism
In this article, I urge family scholars to anchor their race work on the structural racism perspective. First, I provide some limitations of the prejudice problematic used by most family scholars. Second, I discuss the basic components of my structural theory, which I call the racialized social system approach. Third, I bolster my original theorization with a new conceptual map to make the structure intelligible—to account for why actors, for the…
This is a White Country'1
In this paper I argue that the racial ideology of the Western nations of the world-system has converged over the past twenty years. This new ideology or, as many analysts call it, the 'new racism,' includes: (1) the notion of cultural rather than biological difference, (2) the abstract and decontextualized use of the discourse of liberalism and individualism to rationalize racial inequality, and (3) a celebration of nationalism that at times acqu…
“Every Place Has a Ghetto…”
The residential and social segregation of whites from blacks creates a socialization process we refer to as “white habitus.” This white habitus limits whites' chances for developing meaningful relationships with blacks and other minorities spatially and psychologically. Using data from the 1997 Survey of College Students' Social Attitudes and the 1998 Detroit Area Study, we show that the spatial segregation experienced by whites from blacks foste…
Critical Race Theories, Colorism, and the Decade's Research on Families of Color
In the millennium's inaugural decade, 2 interrelated trends influenced research on America's families of color: the need for new knowledge about America's growing ethnic/racial minority and immigrant populations and conceptual advances in critical race theories and perspectives on colorism. Three substantive areas reflecting researchers' interests in these trends emerged as the most frequently studied topics about families of color: inequality an…
Racism Without Racists
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists documents how, beneath our contemporary conversation about race, there lies a full-blown arsenal of arguments, phrases, and stories that whites use to account for—and ultimately justify—racial inequalities. The fifth edition of this provocative book makes clear that color blind racism is as insidious now as ever. It features new material on our current racial climate, including the Black Li…
Racists,” “Class Anxieties,” Hegemonic Racism, and Democracy in Trump’s America
In this address, I challenge dominant narratives explaining the rise of Trumpism in America. Specifically, I dispute four ideas that have emerged to account for Trump’s election. First, I suggest that understanding his election as the product of the political activities of the “racists” severely limits our understanding of racism as a collective phenomenon. Second, I question the notion that Trump’s working class support was due to “class anxieti…
On the Racial Fantasies of White Liberals in Trump’s America and Beyond
What Makes Systemic RacismSystemic
In this article, I clarify some components and expand a few underdeveloped ideas of theracialized social systemapproach to racial stratification. I divide the paper into three parts. In the first section, I explore the limitations of the figure of 'the racist.' In the second part, I examine the problem of change. In the third part, which is the core of the paper, I discuss what makes 'systemic racism' systemic. My main contention in this article …
It's not the rotten apples! Why family scholars should adopt a structural perspective on racism
In this article, I urge family scholars to anchor their race work on the structural racism perspective. First, I provide some limitations of the prejudice problematic used by most family scholars. Second, I discuss the basic components of my structural theory, which I call the racialized social system approach. Third, I bolster my original theorization with a new conceptual map to make the structure intelligible—to account for why actors, for the…
Only Fools Believe Their Theories Are Finished Products! Thirty Years of Updates to the ‘Racialized Social Systems’ Approach to Race Matters
In this address, I discuss the theoretical work I have developed since the publication of my article “Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretation” in 1997. First, I discuss the idea of “racial habituation.” As part of this discussion, I highlight the centrality of “white normativity” to understand racial affairs. Second, I examine the formation of racial subjects and underscore the import of “regular white folks” (RWF henceforth) in the…
Gender Studies (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Racism (6 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)