Here are some quick reads:

Lamont, M. and Small, M. (2006).  How Culture Matters for the Understanding of Poverty: Enriching Our Understanding

McIntosh, Peggy. “White Privelege:Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA.

Norton, et al. (2006). “Color Blindness and Interracial Interaction.” Psychological Science, Volume 17 Number 11, 949-952.