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| An Introduction to Race | |
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| Social Inequality: Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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| Dominant Ideologies and Oppression | |
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| White Supremacy and Privilege | |
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| Race and the Media | |
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| Race and Education | |
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| Race and the Law | |
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| Race and Immigration | |
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| Race, Work and the Economy | |
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| Race and Housing Discrimination | |
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| Race and Land Rights | |
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| Internalized Racial Oppression and Internalized Racial Supremacy | |
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| Race and Health | |
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| Race and Economic and Social Development | |
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| The Undoing of Racism and the Future of Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| An Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | |
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| Get the Topic: How Was the Concept of Race Constructed? | |
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| Go Global: Thomas Jefferson's Role in Supporting the Construct of Race | |
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| Intersections: Structural Racism | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View the Divisions Created by Race? | |
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| Case Study: Irish Assimilation into White American Society | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Are There Significant Inequalities in Employment Based on Race? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: What Are the Social and Political Effects of Racial Categories in the United States Today? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Volunteering at a Community Center | |
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| Social Inequality: Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Prejudice and Discrimination, What Are the Causes, and How Have They Been Fought? | |
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| Go Global: Prejudice Against Indigenous Australians | |
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| Intersections: Wearing the Hijab in France Is Restricted | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Hip-Hop: Not so Dangerous Anymore? | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View Discrimination Based upon Race and Ethnicity? | |
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| Case Study: Mexican Americans and Chicanos | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: What Is the Root Cause of Racism and Discrimination? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Do Organizations Address Institutional Discrimination? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Getting Involved with Anti-Discrimination Activism | |
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| Dominant Ideologies, Oppression, and Inequalities | |
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| Get the Topic: What Are Dominant Ideologies? | |
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| Go Global: APartheid in South Africa | |
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| Intersections: Native American Women and Sexual Assault | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Sentencing Differences for Cocaine | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View | |
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| Oppression and Inequality? | |
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| Case Study: Oppression of Japanese Americans in the United States | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Are Non-Whites Stereotyped in the United States? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Are Groups Like the Poor Stereotyped? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Change of Setting, Change of Perspective | |
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| Privilege and White Supremacy | |
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| Get the Topic: What is White Privilege and Where Does it Come From? | |
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| Go Global: Questioning Euro-American Values | |
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| Intersections: Women of the Ku Klux Klan | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Society's Perception of Black Men and the Influence of White Supremacy | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View White | |
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| Privilege and White Supremacy? | |
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| Case Study: Native Americans: An American Holocaust | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: What Leads Various Groups to Commit Hate Crimes? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Is It Important to Understand Political Extremism and Hate Groups? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Experiencing White Privilege Firsthand | |
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| Internalized Oppression | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Internalized Oppression? | |
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| Intersections: Gendered Racism and Asian Men | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Internalized White Supremacy at Colleges and Universities | |
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| Go Global: Negritude | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories behind | |
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| Internalized Oppression? | |
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| Case Study: Puerto Ricans and Racial Identity | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Does Internalized Racism Affect Lawmakers and Law Enforcers? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Do Organizations Address Institutional Discriminations and Practices? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Attending a Dismantling Racism Workshop | |
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| Education | |
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| Get the Topic: How Does Racial Group Membership Impact American Educational Experiences? | |
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| Intersections: Number of Black Men in College Is Decreasing | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Native Americans and Harvard, Together at First? | |
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| Go Global: Indigenous Peoples, Boarding Schools, and Racism | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View Education? | |
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| Case Study: the Asian Indian and Asian Indian American Experience | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Are There Achievement Gaps in Education? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Is Discrimination Institutionalized in Education? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: A Different Kind of Education | |
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| Media | |
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| Get the Topic: How Is the Media Used to Shape Ideas About Racial Groups? | |
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| Intersections: Intersections of Race, Gender, and | |
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| Sexuality in the Media | |
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| Go Global: Chinese Perceptions of African American Stereotypes | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: A "Good" Person of Color | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Perspectives Surrounding Race and the Media? | |
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| Case Study: Jews and Hollywood | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Do Indian Mascots Exist? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Does the Media Influence Society? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Racial Makeup of Prime-Time Television Shows | |
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| Residential Segregation | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Residential Segregation? | |
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| Go Global: Slums and Shantytowns: Housing Problems or Housing Solutions? | |
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| Intersections: Myth of the Ghetto Welfare Queen | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View Residential Segregation? | |
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| Case Study: African Americans and the Formation of the Black Ghetto | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Does Residential Segregation Exist? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Does Racial Segregation Exist? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Work Study in the Financial Aid Office | |
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| Economic Inequality | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Economic Inequality? | |
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| Go Global: the World's Wealthiest People | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Why Do Americans Vote Against Estate Taxes When They Aren't Wealthy? | |
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| Intersections: Mexican Maquiladoras and Murder | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories behind Economic Inequality? | |
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| Case Study: Vietnamese Americans and SES in the United States | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Is Capitalism Beneficial for Society? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Does Economic Inequality Persist in Wealthy Nations like the United States? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: the Cost of Healthy Food | |
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| Health Inequality | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Health Inequality? | |
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| Intersections: Black Women's Health Study | |
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| Go Global: Race and Inequality in Mexico's Indigenous Women | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists Explain Health Inequality? | |
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| Case Study: Laotian Americans and Elevated Cancer Risks | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: How Does Stratification Impact Health? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Does Health Inequality Persist in a Wealthy Nation like the United States? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Bedside Bias | |
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| The Law | |
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| Get the Topic: How Are the Law and Society Connected? | |
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| Intersections: Race and Gender on the Supreme Court: the Appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the Controversy of the "Wise Latina" | |
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| Go Global: the Global Prison-Industrial Complex | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Drug Laws: Crack vs. Cocaine Is a Black and White Issue | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories Behind the Law? | |
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| Case Study: the Exclusion of Chinese from Immigration to the United States | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: How Does the Law Contribute to Inequality? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Do People Follow Laws? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Misconceptions about Jail | |
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| Land and Property | |
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| Get the Topic: How Has the Struggle Over Land and Property Shaped Race Relations in the United States? | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Who Really "Discovered" America? | |
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| Go Global: Israeli-Palestinian Land Dispute | |
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| Intersections: Land Rights of Florida Wives | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories About | |
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| Land and Property Ownership? | |
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| Case Study: Indigenous Hawaiian Land Loss | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Do Property Ownership Rights Matter? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: What Are the Current Debates Involving Landownership? | |
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| Spheres of Influence: Assimilation into American Life | |
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| Immigration and Citizenship | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Immigration and Citizenship? | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Anti-Mexican Sentiment Then | |
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| And Now | |
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| Go Global: the American Nightmare: Jamaican Immigrants | |
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| Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender Factors in the Exploitation of Transitional Workers | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories | |
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| Surrounding Citizenship? | |
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| Case Study: Salvadorans | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: How Do Current Theories View Immigration in the United States? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: What Can We Learn From the History of Immigration Policy? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: A Personal Look at Undocumented Immigration | |
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| Social Development | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Social Development and Racial Justice? | |
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| Really, I Mean Really: Ideologies Versus Evidence | |
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| Go Global: From Degradation to Empowerment: Native Americans, Education, and Social Development | |
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| Intersections: Filipina Cultural Livelihood | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories | |
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| Surrounding Social Development? | |
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| Case Study: Origin of the Dominican Republic and Health Management of HIV/AIDS Treatment | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Is Education an Important Focus for Achieving the Well-Being of a Society and Its Citizens? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Is Education an Important Focus for Social Development? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Speaking to an Enrollment Counselor | |
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| Undoing Racism | |
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| Get the Topic: What Is Undoing Racism? | |
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| Go Global: South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission | |
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| Intersections: Activist Mothering in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods | |
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| Think Race and Ethnicity: What Are the Theories Behind | |
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| Social Movements (to Undoing Racism)? | |
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| Case Study: Fighting for Change in California | |
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| Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Does Racism Persist in Society? | |
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| Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: Why Do People Take Action to Undo Racism and Work for Social Justice? | |
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| Sphere of Influence: Striving for AWAREness | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |