Racial and Ethnic Groups in America

Name: Racial and Ethnic Groups in America
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ISBN: 9780757503016

ISBN-10: 0757503012

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Edition: 5th 2003

Authors: Juan L. Gonzales

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Gonzales (sociology, California State U., Hayward) focuses this statistic-filled study on the experiences of America's many peoples, with an additional chapter on the experience of women as a minority group. The history of each group in its native land is given, particularly the circumstances leading to immigration (with the obvious exception of Native Americans), before the experience of the group in the US is described, including demographics, family structure, education, racism and discrimination. Each chapter concludes with a summary and bibliography, making this a handy text for undergraduate teaching. c. Book News Inc.

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Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Binding: Hardcover
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Theories of Race and Immigration
The Origins of Racial and Ethnic Groups	p. 03
Race Relations in America	p. 03
What Is a Minority Group?	p. 04
History of Unequal Treatment	p. 05
Distinctive Characteristics	p. 06
The Labeling Theory of Race	p. 06
Involuntary Membership	p. 07
In-group Marriage	p. 07
Awareness of Subordinate Status	p. 08
Types of Minority Groups	p. 09
Racial Groups	p. 09
Ethnic Groups	p. 09
Nationality Groups	p. 10
Religious Groups	p. 10
Gender Groups	p. 11
Evolving Minorities	p. 11
The Creation of Minority Groups	p. 12
Voluntary Migration	p. 12
Involuntary Migration	p. 13
Political Annexation	p. 13
Colonial Expansion	p. 14
Internal Colonialism	p. 14
The Origins of Social Darwinism	p. 15
Early Explanations for Racial Differentiation	p. 16
Racial Theories and Racial Diversity	p. 17
The Concept of Race	p. 18
Chapter Summary	p. 19
References	p. 21
The Nature of Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 25
The Definition of Prejudice	p. 25
Characteristics of Prejudice	p. 26
Over-Categorization	p. 26
Misconceptions	p. 27
Prejudgments	p. 27
Rationalization	p. 27
Value Judgments	p. 28
Theories of Prejudice	p. 28
The Exploitation Theory	p. 28
Scapegoating Theory	p. 29
Authoritarian Personality	p. 30
The Ecological Theory	p. 31
The Linguistic Theory	p. 32
Stereotypes and Prejudice	p. 33
Measuring Prejudice	p. 35
Types of Discrimination	p. 36
Economic Discrimination	p. 37
Labor Market Discrimination	p. 38
The Split Labor Market Theory	p. 39
Educational Discrimination	p. 41
Housing Discrimination	p. 42
Sex Discrimination	p. 43
Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 45
Chapter Summary	p. 47
References	p. 48
Minority-Majority Relations	p. 55
The Concept of Assimilation	p. 55
The Anglo-Centric Perspective	p. 56
The Melting Pot Theory	p. 56
Cultural Monism	p. 57
Cultural Pluralism	p. 57
Cultural Nationalism	p. 58
Theories of Assimilation	p. 59
Park's Contact Theory	p. 59
Bogardus' Immigrant Studies	p. 60
Park's Marginal Man Theory	p. 60
Stonequist's Marginal Man Theory	p. 60
Banton's Six Orders of Race Relations	p. 61
The Paternalistic and Competitive Models	p. 61
Blumer on Race Relations	p. 62
Warner on Caste and Race	p. 62
Cox on Caste and Race	p. 63
A Comparison of Class, Caste, and Estate	p. 63
Gordon's Ethclass	p. 64
Randsford's Class within a Caste Model	p. 65
Assimilation in American Life	p. 65
Factors Affecting the Rate of Assimilation	p. 66
Racial Factors	p. 66
Cultural Factors	p. 67
Human Capital Factors	p. 67
Sociological-Demographic Factors	p. 68
Political-Economic Factors	p. 69
Georgraphic Factors	p. 69
Chapter Summary	p. 70
References	p. 71
Immigration and Settlement: The American Mosaic	p. 75
A Nation of Immigrants	p. 75
The Causes of Immigration	p. 76
An Overview of U.S. Immigration: 1820-2000	p. 77
The 1965 Immigration Reform Act	p. 78
Immigration Reforms Since 1965	p. 80
The Impact of Immigration Reforms: 1960-2000	p. 82
Asian Immigration: 1965-2000	p. 83
Asian Population Projections: 1980-2030	p. 88
Chapter Summary	p. 89
References	p. 90
The Asian American Experience
The Chinese American Experience	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Pioneers in the Labor Market	p. 98
The Anti-Chinese Movement	p. 101
The Social Organization of Chinatown	p. 105
Social Problems in Chinatown: 1850-1900	p. 106
Family and Kinship Patterns	p. 107
A Demographic Profile	p. 110
Chapter Summary	p. 114
References	p. 115
The Japanese American Experience	p. 125
Japanese Immigration to Hawaii	p. 125
Japanese Immigration to California	p. 125
The Flow of Japanese Immigrants	p. 127
Immigration Restrictions: 1900-1924	p. 128
Japanese American Culture	p. 130
Wartime Evacuation and Relocation	p. 131
Life in the Relocation Camps	p. 132
The 100th Infantry and the 442nd	p. 133
Was the Evacuation and Internment Necessary?	p. 133
Who Was Responsible for the Mass Incarceration?	p. 134
The Post War Years: The Nisei Generation	p. 135
The Sansei: The New Generation	p. 135
The Japanese American Family	p. 136
A Demographic Profile	p. 138
Japanese American Civil Rights	p. 140
Political Representation and Political Gains	p. 140
Chapter Summary	p. 141
References	p. 143
The Korean American Experience	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
The Background to Korean Immigration	p. 153
Korean Immigration to Hawaii	p. 154
Second Wave Korean Immigrants	p. 155
The New Wave Immigrants	p. 157
Chapter Summary	p. 161
References	p. 163
The Filipino American Experience	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
The Origins of Filipino Immigration	p. 172
Filipinos in Hawaii	p. 173
Filipinos in California	p. 174
Third Wave Filipino Immigration	p. 175
The New Wave Filipino Generation	p. 176
Filipino Americans Today	p. 180
Chapter Summary	p. 182
References	p. 183
The Asian Indian Experience	p. 191
Introduction	p. 191
Reasons for Asian Indian Immigration	p. 191
Asian Indians in Canada	p. 192
Asian Indian Settlement in California	p. 192
The Sikhs and Sikhism	p. 193
Immigration Restrictions on Asian Indians	p. 194
Termination of Immigration: 1915-1944	p. 196
Second Wave Immigrants: 1945-1965	p. 196
Third Wave Immigrants: 1966-2000	p. 197
Asian Indians in the U.S. Today	p. 198
Chapter Summary	p. 199
References	p. 202
The Latino American Experience
The Mexican American Experience	p. 211
Mexicans in the Southwest: 1821-1929	p. 211
The Great Depression	p. 213
The Bracero Program	p. 214
The INS and Operation Wetback	p. 215
The Sleepy Lagoon Case	p. 216
The Zoot Suit Riots	p. 216
The Post War Period	p. 217
Political History and Political Participation	p. 218
Mexican American Political Representation	p. 220
The Mexican American Family	p. 220
Mexican Americans: A Demographic Profile	p. 221
Population Growth and Fertility Rates Among Mexican Americans Today	p. 222
Annual Income and Occupational Distribution	p. 223
Mexican Americans: A Case of Educational Neglect	p. 225
Undocumented Mexican Immigration	p. 226
Chapter Summary	p. 229
References	p. 230
The Puerto Rican Experience	p. 241
Ethnic Identity: Latino or Hispanic?	p. 241
Introduction	p. 243
The Conquest of Puerto Rico	p. 243
The American Influence	p. 244
Background to Puerto Rican Migration	p. 245
The Pioneer Migration: 1900-1945	p. 246
The Great Migration: 1946-1964	p. 246
The Revolving Door Migration: 1965-2000	p. 247
The Puerto Rican Family	p. 249
Occupational Distribution	p. 251
Poverty and Economic Conditions	p. 252
The Failure of Public Education	p. 253
Chapter Summary	p. 254
References	p. 256
The Cuban American Experience	p. 265
Introduction	p. 265
Cuba: An Historical Sketch	p. 266
An Overview of Cuban Immigration	p. 267
The Cuban Community in Miami	p. 269
Income, Occupation, and Education	p. 270
The Cuban American Family	p. 273
Chapter Summary	p. 275
References	p. 277
The African American Experience
The African American Experience	p. 285
Introduction: The Slave Trade	p. 285
Africans in the New World	p. 285
The Institution of Slavery	p. 286
The Abolitionist Movement	p. 288
The Civil War and Reconstruction	p. 289
Jim Crow Segregation	p. 289
A New Life in the Industrial North	p. 290
The Great Depression and World War II	p. 290
Post War Race Relations	p. 291
Public School Desegregation	p. 291
The Civil Rights Movement	p. 292
Urban Unrest and Racial Violence	p. 294
The Rise of Black Nationalism	p. 295
The African American Family	p. 295
Educational Neglect in the African American Community	p. 297
African Americans and the Income Gap	p. 298
Political Participation among African Americans	p. 299
The Question of Social Progress	p. 301
Chapter Summary	p. 302
References	p. 304
The Native American Experience
The Native American Experience	p. 315
Introduction	p. 315
The First Americans	p. 315
First Contact with European Settlers	p. 316
Repression and Control of Native Americans	p. 317
Getting Out of the Indian Business	p. 318
BIA Urban Relocation Programs	p. 319
The BIA and the Reservation System	p. 320
Who Is an Indian?	p. 321
A Demographic Profile of Native Americans	p. 321
Occupational Distribution and Social Mobility	p. 323
Poverty and the Income Gap	p. 324
The Education Gap	p. 325
Red Power and Pan Indianism	p. 327
Chapter Summary	p. 328
References	p. 330
The White Ethnic Experience
The Jewish American Experience	p. 339
Introduction	p. 339
Jewish Immigration to America	p. 340
Jewish Religious Beliefs	p. 343
Anti-Semitism in America	p. 346
Geographic Distribution	p. 347
Demographic Characteristics	p. 349
Occupation and Income	p. 350
Educational Achievement	p. 351
The Jewish American Family	p. 352
Intermarriage and Assimilation	p. 353
Chapter Summary	p. 355
References	p. 356
The Irish American Experience	p. 365
Introduction	p. 365
Pre-Famine Immigration: 1492-1840	p. 365
Historical Antecedents to the Famine Immigration	p. 366
Background to the Irish Famine	p. 368
The Great Migration: 1841-1900	p. 369
Irish Settlement in America	p. 371
Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 372
The Irish Labor Movement	p. 373
The Irish and Urban Politics	p. 375
Social Mobility Among the Irish	p. 377
Chapter Summary	p. 379
References	p. 381
The Italian American Experience	p. 387
Introduction	p. 387
The Flow of Italian Immigrants	p. 388
Immigration to America	p. 390
The Urban Village in America	p. 391
The Padrone and Self Help Network	p. 392
Mutual Benefit Associations	p. 392
Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 393
Xenophobia and Ethnic Violence	p. 394
Italians in the Labor Market	p. 395
Social and Economic Mobility	p. 396
Italian Americans Today	p. 398
Chapter Summary	p. 399
References	p. 400
The Experiences of Ethnic Women
Ethnic Women in America	p. 409
Introduction	p. 409
Women in America Today	p. 410
Minority Women: A Case of Double Jeopardy	p. 415
The Lives of African American Women	p. 416
La Chicana: The Mexican American Woman	p. 418
Chinese American Women	p. 421
Japanese American Women	p. 424
Chapter Summary	p. 426
References	p. 428
Appendix A	p. 437
Appendix B	p. 438
Name Index	p. 441
Subject Index	p. 443
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