Sociological Images

Flesh-Toned

by Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp | May 15, 2010 | Spring 2010

Sociological Images explores how whiteness defines how our sense of normal skin tone through images and language.

Authors

Lisa Wade is in the sociology department at Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. She is a co-founder of Sociological Images.

Gwen Sharp is in the department of social sciences at Nevada State College. She is co-founder of Sociological Images.