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Racial and Ethnic Groups (Black and White Version)

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ISBN-10: 0205905544

ISBN-13: 9780205905546

Edition: 13th 2012

Authors: Richard T. Schaefer

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Understand the Changing Dynamics of the U.S. Population The 13th edition of Schaefer's Racial and Ethnic Groups places current and ethnic relations in a socio-historical context to help readers understand the past and shape the future. This best-selling Race & Ethnic Relations text is grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts. Race and Ethnic Groups helps students understand the changing dynamics of the U.S. population by examining our history, exploring our current situation, and discussing concerns for the future. This text provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to the present issues that confront racial and…    
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Book details

List price: $65.99
Edition: 13th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 12/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 515
Size: 8.40" wide x 10.70" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Prejudice
Discrimination
Immigration
Ethnicity and Religion
Native Americans: The First Americans
The Making of African Americans in a White America
African Americans Today
Latinos: The Largest Minority
Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans
Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities
Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity
Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans
Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity
Women: The Oppressed Majority
Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective
Overcoming Exclusion
Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Groups
Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Ranking Groups
Types of Subordinate Groups
Does Race Matter?
Biracial and Multiracial Identity - Who Am I?
Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity
The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status
The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status
Resistance and Change
Prejudice
Prejudice and Discrimination
White Privilege
Theories of Prejudice
Stereotypes
Color-Blind Racism
The Mood of the Oppressed
Intergroup Hostility
Reducing Prejudice
Ways to Fight Hate
Discrimination
Understanding Discrimination
Hate Crimes
Institutional Discrimination
Discrimination Today
Wealth Inequality: Discrimination's Legacy
Environmental Justice
Affirmative Action
Reverse Discrimination
The Glass Ceiling
Ethnic and Religious Sources of Conflict
Immigration
Immigration: A Global Phenomenon
Patterns of Immigration to the United States
Today's Foreign-Born Population
Early Immigration
Restrictionist Sentiment Increases
Contemporary Social Concerns
Illegal Immigration
Path to Citizenship: Naturalization
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Women and Immigration
The Global Economy and Immigration
The Environment and Immigration
Refugees
Ethnicity and Religion
Ethnic Diversity
Why Don't We Study Whiteness?
The German Americans
The Irish Americans
The Italian Americans
The Polish Americans
Religious Pluralism
Major Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States
Native Americans
Early European Contacts
Treaties and Warfare
Reservation Life and Federal Policies
Collective Action
American Indian Identity
Native Americans Today
The Making of African Americans in a White America
Slavery
The Challenge of Black Leadership
Reemergence of Black Protest
The Civil Rights Movement
Urban Violence and Oppression
Black Power
The Religious Force
The New Immigration
African Americans Today
Education
The Economic Picture
Family Life
Housing
Criminal Justice
Health Care
Politics
Hispanic Americans
Latino Identity
The Borderlands
The Economic Picture
The Growing Political Presence
Cuban Americans
Central and South Americans
Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
The Contemporary Picture of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans
Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities
Arab Americans
Muslim Americans
Immigration to the United States
Contemporary Life in the United States
Islamophobia
Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity
The "Model-Minority" Image Explored
Political Activity and Pan-Asian Identity
Diversity among Asian Americans
Asian Indians
Filipino Americans
Southeast Asian Americans
Korean Americans
Hawaii and Its People
Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
Remnants of Prejudice and Discrimination
Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity
The Jewish People: Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group?
Immigration of Jews to the United States
Anti-Semitism: Past and Present
Position of Jewish Americans
Religious Life
Jewish Identity
Other Patterns of Dominance
Women: The Oppressed Majority
Gender Roles
Sociological Perspectives
The Feminist Movement
The Economic Picture
Education
Family Life
Political Activity
Matrix of Domination: Minority Women
Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective
Mexico: Diversity South of the Border
Canada: Multiculturalism Up North
Brazil: Not a Racial Paradise
Israel and the Palestinians
Republic of South Africa
Overcoming Exclusion
The Aged: A Social Minority
People with Disabilities: Moving On
Gays and Lesbians: Coming Out for Equality
Internet Resource Directory
Glossary
References
Photo Credits
Index