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Race and Ethnicity in the United States

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ISBN-10: 0205216331

ISBN-13: 9780205216338

Edition: 7th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Richard T. Schaefer

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A concise introduction to race and ethnicity in the United States Based on the opening chapters of the best-selling Racial and Ethnic Groups by the same author, this text covers the major topics that anchor courses in multiculturalism, diversity, and race and ethnic relations. Six main topics are covered:Theories and concepts in race and ethnicity Prejudice Discrimination Immigration in the U.S. Religion The diverse population of the U.S. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. Here's how:Personalize Learning– MySearchLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging…    
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List price: $57.99
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Preface
About the Author
Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Ranking Groups
Types of Groups
Racial Groups
Ethnic Groups
Listen to Our Voices: Problem of the Color Line, W. E. B. Du Bois
Religious Groups
Gender Groups
Other Subordinate Groups
Does Race Matter?
Biological Meaning
Social Construction of Race
Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I?
Research Focus: Multiracial Identity
Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity
Stratification by Class and Gender
Theoretical Perspectives
The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status
Migration
Annexation
Colonialism
The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status
Extermination
Expulsion
Secession
Segregation
Fusion
Assimilation
The Pluralist Perspective
Resistance and Change
Matrix of Domination: Minority Women
Prejudice
Prejudice and Discrimination
Merton's Typology
LaPiere's Study
Research Focus: Islamophobia
White Privilege
Theories of Prejudice
Scapegoating Theory
Authoritarian Personality Theory
Exploitation Theory
Normative Approach
Stereotypes
What Are Stereotypes?
Listen to Our Voices: National Media Should Stop Using Obscene Words, Tim Giago
Stereotyping in Action: Racial Profiling
Color-Blind Racism
The Mood of the Oppressed
Intergroup Hostility
Reducing Prejudice
Education
Mass Media
Avoidance versus Friendship
Corporate Response: Diversity Training
Ways to Fight Hate
Discrimination
Understanding Discrimination
Relative versus Absolute Deprivation
Total Discrimination
Research Focus: Discrimination in Job Seeking
Hate Crimes
What are Hate Crimes?
Why Do Hate Crimes Carry Harsher Penalties?
Institutional Discrimination
Discrimination Today
Discrimination Hits the Wallet
Eliminating Discrimination
Wealth Inequality: Discrimination's Legacy
Environmental Justice
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action Explained
The Legal Debate
Listen to Our Voices: The Enduring Relevance of Affirmative Action by Randall Kennedy
Reverse Discrimination
The Glass Ceiling
Immigration
Immigration: A Global Phenomenon
Patterns of Immigration to the United States
Today's Foreign-Born Population
Early Immigration
The Anti-Chinese Movement
Restrictionist Sentiment Increases
The National Origin System
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
Contemporary Social Concerns
The Brain Drain
Population Growth
Mixed-Status Families
Language Barriers
Listen to Our Voices: That Latino "Wave" is Very Much American, Galina Espinoza
Illegal Immigration
Path to Citizenship: Naturalization
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Women and Immigration
The Global Economy and Immigration
Research Focus: Challenge to Pluralism: The Shark's Fin
The Environment and Immigration
Refugees
Ethnicity and Religion
Ethnic Diversity
Why Don't We Study Whiteness?
The Rediscovery of Ethnicity
Blended Identity
Research Focus: Self-Identifying as "Arab American"
The Third-Generation Principle
Ethnic Paradox
Symbolic Ethnicity
Listen to Our Voices: Asian America SHU Discovering Elusive Identity, by Jean Han
The German Americans
Settlement Patterns
Twentieth-Century German America
The Irish Americans
Irish Immigration
Becoming White
The Contemporary Picture
The Italian Americans
Early Immigration
Constructing Identity
The Contemporary Picture
The Polish Americans
Early Immigration
Polonia
The Contemporary Picture
Religious Pluralism
Diversity among Roman Catholics
Diversity among Protestants
Religion and the Courts
The Nation as a Kaleidoscope
The Glass Half Empty
Is There a Model Minority?
Listen to Our Voices: From Kawasaki to Chicago, Miku Ishii
Acting White, Acting Black, or Neither
Persistence of Inequality
Talking Past One Another
Internet Resource Directory
Glossary
References
Photo Credits
Author Index
Subject Index