White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness
by
Matt Wray
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2006
White trash. The phrase conjures up images of dirty rural folk who are poor, ignorant, violent, and incestuous. But where did this stigmatizing phrase come from? And why do these stereotypes persist? Matt Wray answers these and other questions by delving into the long history behind this term of abuse...