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Race in the 21st Century Ethnographic Approaches

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ISBN-10: 0195375602

ISBN-13: 9780195375602

Edition: 2010

Authors: John Hartigan

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What is the state of race relations in the U.S.? Are we making progress toward ending racial discrimination and prejudice? What, exactly, does "race" mean? In Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches, John Hartigan takes an anthropological look at questions such as these by introducing students to the study of race through qualitative approaches. In the first text to take an explicitly ethnographic approach, Hartigan summarizes and explains the current state of social science knowledge on race in the United States. In the process of surveying this research, Hartigan guides readers to think through basic important questions about race in relation to their own circumstances. Unlike…    
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Preface
Recognizing Race
Recognizing Racial Identity
The Facts of Racial Inequality
The Changing Role of Racism
The Cultural Domain
Race in Relation to Culture
Cultural Analysis
Ethnographic Examples
Culture, Race, and Ethnography
Fundamental Features of Racial Analysis
Ethnographic perspectives on race
Cultural Dynamics of Race
American Culture and Race
Antiracism and Ethnography
Ethnography of Antiracist Workshops
Another View from Detroit
How to Listen to White Talk
Combining an Attention to Race and Culture
Race and Nature
What is nature?
Totemic Identities
Racial Classification
(Mis)uses of Biology
Race and Disease
Racial Health Disparities
Understanding Genetics: Groups & Populations
Understanding Genetics and Culture: The Controversy
Genes and Culture: A Resolution
Conclusion
Understanding whiteness
Objectifying White People
What is Whiteness
Whiteness and Discourse
Whiteness as a Subject of Study
Studying White People in Everyday Life
Locating Whites in the Social Landscape
Class and Race: Bringing Greater Specificity to Whiteness
Understanding Blackness
Objectifying Black People
What is Blackness
Blackness and Discourse
Blackness as a Subject of Study
Studying Black People in Everyday Life
Locating Blacks in the Social Landscape
Class and Race: Brining Greater Specificity to Blackness
Beyond black and white
Racial Groups?
Ethnicity and Race
Racialization of Latinos and Asian Americans
Ethnographic Perspectives on Latinos
Ethnographic Perspectives on Asian Americans
Ethnography of Race
What do we know about race based on ethnographic research?
Cultural Analysis of Race
Taking it to the field: Analyzing Race in a Cultural Framework
Prompts for Ethnographic Research
Glossary
Bibliography
Index