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Critical Race Theory

By: Sherry Marx
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods
Edited by: Lisa M. Given
Subject:Qualitative Research
Keywords:critical race feminism; jurisprudence; legal realism; race and racism; racial inequality; racism; whiteness

Critical race theory (CRT) is a theoretical perspective that purposely centers race and racism in its analysis. It considers racism to be the central reason for racial inequality in the United States. In CRT, racism is defined as a structure embedded ...

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  Marx, S. (2008). Critical race theory. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of qualitative research methods (pp. 164-167). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n86
  
  Marx, Sherry. "Critical Race Theory." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, edited by Given, Lisa M., 164-67. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n86.
  
  Marx, S. 2008. Critical Race Theory. In: Lisa M. Given Editor, 2008. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 164-167 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n86> [Accessed 12 Jun 2021].
  
  Marx, Sherry. "Critical Race Theory." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. Edited by Lisa M. Given. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 164-67. SAGE Knowledge. 12 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963909.n86.
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