Covert Racism: Theories, Institutions, and Experiences by Rodney D. Coates

Studies in Critical Social Sciences: Rodney D. Coates

Covert Racism, subtle in application, often appears hidden by norms of association, affiliation, group membership and/or identity. As such, covert racism is often excused or confused with mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, ritual and ceremony, acceptance and rejection.

Covert Racism operates as a boundary keeping mechanism whose primary purpose is to maintain social distance between racial majorities and racial minorities.