Cultural Diversity in the United States A Critical Reader

Name: Cultural Diversity in the United States A Critical Reader
Price: 5.32 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780631222132

ISBN-10: 0631222138

ISBN-13: 9780631222132

Edition: 2001

Authors: Ida Susser, Thomas C. Patterson

List price: $69.95

This item qualifies for FREE shipping.

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $56.66

Marketplace

3 new & used from $5.32

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Cultural Diversity in the United States: A Critical Reader is an unprecedented collection of contemporary writings on the central issues of cultural diversity in the United States by some of anthropology's most notable scholars. Comprised of over 20 newly commissioned chapters and other pieces, and sponsored by the American Anthropological Association, this volume offers a wide range of perspectives from anthropologists as a means of understanding how the discipline can provide critical contexts for the exploration of cultural diversity in the United States. Moreover, the breadth of anthropological inquiry collected here represents a remarkable opportunity for those studying or teaching…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/5/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 490
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Introductions




Biological and Medical Issues



Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity from Race to Radical Bioculturalism




The Peoplings of The Americas: Anglo Stereotypes and Native American Realities




Diversity in The Context of Health and Illness




Health, Disease, and Social Inequality




Historical Development of Contemporary Diversity



The Color-Blind Bind




Racialized Identity and The Law




Immigration and Ethnicity: Shifting Boundaries




Unearthing Diversity and Archaeological Issues




The Hyphenated Past: American Cultural Diversity




The Roots of Our Inequality




Diversity: Contemporary Issues, Contemporary Conflicts



The Complex Diversity of Language in The United States




Contemporary Native American Struggles and The Construction of "Nation"




New Labor Struggles: Gender, Ethnicity, and Migration




Social Inequality: Diversity, Poverty, and Gender in The City




Ethnicity and Place




Diversity and Kinship Today




Aging : Cultural Diversity as A Late-Life Concern




Poverty, Class, and Sexual Orientation




Diversity and Psychocultural Open Systems Models




Overviews of Diversity in The United States



Studying American Cultural Diversity: Some Non-Essentializing Perspectives




Diversity in Anthropological Theory



Afterword



Index