| Preface | |
| Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnicity | |
| Ethnic Groups Minority Groups | |
| Ethnic Discrimination | |
| Ethnic Stratification | |
| Ethnic Prejudice | |
| Adaptations to Prejudice and Discrimination | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms | |
| Explaining Ethnic Relations Theories of Ethnic Relations | |
| A Unified Theory of Ethnic Relations | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms | |
| The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic Antagonism | |
| Early Colonization of America | |
| The Cultural and Institutional Legacy of Early Colonization Anglo-Saxon Hegemony and the Dynamics of Ethnicity | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms | |
| African Americans Resource Shares of African Americans | |
| The Dynamics of Discrimination against African | |
| Americans Stratification of African | |
| Americans Responding to Discrimination | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
| Native Americans On the Verge of Extinction Resource Shares of Native Americans | |
| The Dynamics of Discrimination against Native Americans | |
| Stratification of Native Americans | |
| Responding to Discrimination | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
| Latinos Resource Shares of Latinos | |
| Mexican Americans | |
| Puerto Ricans | |
| Cuban Americans | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Asian Americans Resource Shares of Asian Americans | |
| The Dynamics of Discrimination against Asian | |
| Americans Stratification of Asian | |
| Americans Responding to Discrimination | |
| The Precarious Situation for Asian Americans | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
| White Ethnic Americans Resource | |
| Shares of White | |
| Ethnic Groups | |
| Irish Americans | |
| Italian Americans | |
| Jewish Americans | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms | |
| The Future of Ethnicity in America | |
| The New Immigrants | |
| The Immigration Dilemma | |
| The Future Dynamic of Discrimination | |
| The Problematic Nature of a Multicultural America | |
| Conclusion: The Struggle for Social Justice in Twenty-First Century U.S. Society | |
| Summary Points of Debate | |
| Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
| References | |
| Photo Credits | |
| Index | |
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