Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the USA

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Helps students understand and analyze race and ethnic issues

Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the USA applies contemporary theories to race and ethnic relations. The text explores issues inherent in race and ethnicity and then applies these issues to the four largest minority ethnic groups in the U.S. This foundation will enable readers to discuss how diversity will change in the future.

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Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-30
Mått:200 x 260 x 10 mm
Vikt:566 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Upplaga:1
Förlag:Pearson Education
ISBN:9780205181889

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

Features xiii Preface xv About the Author xxi 1 Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States 1 Highlights 2 Ranking Groups 4 Types of Groups 5Racial Groups 5 Ethnic Groups 7 Religious Groups 7 Speaking Out: Problem of the Color Line, by W. E. B. Du Bois 8 Gender Groups 8 Other Subordinate Groups 9 Does Race Matter? 9 Biological Meaning 9 Absence of Pure Races 9 Intelligence Tests 10 Social Construction of Race 11 Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I? 12 Research Focus: Multiracial Identity 13 Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity 14Stratification by Class and Gender 15 Theoretical Perspectives 15 Functionalist Perspective 15 Conflict Perspective 16 Labeling Theory 17 The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status 19 Migration 19 Annexation 19 Colonialism 20 The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status 21 Extermination 21 Expulsion 22 Secession 22 Segregation 23 Fusion 25 Assimilation 26 The Pluralist Perspective 27 Resistance and Change 28 2 Prejudice 33 Highlights 34 Prejudice and Discrimination 35 Merton’s Typology 36 LaPiere’s Study 36 Research Focus: Islamophobia 38 White Privilege 39 Theories of Prejudice 40 Scapegoating Theory 40 Authoritarian Personality Theory 40 Exploitation Theory 41 Normative Approach 41 Stereotypes 42 What Are Stereotypes? 42 Speaking Out: National Media Should Stop Using Obscene Words, by Tim Giago 43 Stereotyping in Action: Racial Profiling 44 Color-Blind Racism 45 The Mood of the Oppressed 46 Intergroup Hostility 48Reducing Prejudice 51 Education 52 Mass Media 52 Avoidance versus Friendship 54 The Social Distance Scale 54 Equal Status Contact 54 Avoidance Via the Internet 55 Corporate Response: Diversity Training 56 3 Discrimination 62 Understanding Discrimination 64 Hate Crimes 65 What Are Hate Crimes? 65 Why Do Hate Crimes Carry Harsher Penalties? 66Institutional Discrimination 67 Discrimination Today 68 Discrimination Hits the Wallet 68 Eliminating Discrimination 71 Wealth Inequality: Discrimination’s Legacy 73 Research Focus: The Unequal Wealth Distribution 74 Environmental Justice 75 Affirmative Action 76 Affirmative Action Explained 77 The Legal Debate 77 Speaking Out: The Enduring Relevance of Affirmative Action, by Randall Kennedy 79 Reverse Discrimination 80 The Glass Ceiling 81 4 Immigration and Ethnicity 87 Patterns of Immigration to the United States 88 Today’s Foreign-Born Population 89Early Immigration 91 The Anti-Chinese Movement 91 Restrictionist Sentiment Increases 93 The National Origin System 93 Speaking Out: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, by Judy Chu 94 The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act 96 Contemporary Social Concerns 97 The Brain Drain 97 Population Growth 98Mixed-Status Families 99 Language Barriers 99 Illegal Immigration 102 Refugees 105 Ethnic Diversity 106 Studying Whiteness 106 Rediscovering Ethnicity 108 The Third-Generation Principle 108 Ethnic Paradox 109 Symbolic Ethnicity 109 Religious Pluralism 110 Research Focus: Blended Identity and Self-Identifying as “Muslim American” and “Arab American” 111 5 Native Americans 119 Early European Contacts 121 Treaties and Warfare 122 The Allotment Act 123 The Reorganization Act 124 Reservation Life and Federal Policies 125 Legal Claims 126 The Termination Act 127Employment Assistance Program 127 Collective Action 128 Protest Efforts 129 Collective Action: An Overview 130 American Indian Identity 131 Sovereignty 131 Individual Identity 132 Native Americans Today 132 Speaking Out: Powwows and Karaoke, by Chris Eyre 133 Economic Development 134 Tourism 135 Casino Gambling 135 Education 137 Research Focus: Learning the Navajo Way 138 Healthcare 139 Religious and Spiritual Expression 140 Environment 141 6 African Americans 145 Slavery 147 Slave Codes 147 The Attack on Slavery 148 Slavery’s Aftermath 149 Reflecting on Slavery Today 150 The Challenge of Black Leadership 151 The Politics of Accommodation 151 The Niagara Movement 152 Reemergence of Black Protest 153 The Civil Rights Movement 155 Struggle to Desegregate the Schools 155 Civil Disobedience 156 Urban Violence and Oppression 158 Black Power 159Education 160 School Segregation 161 Higher Education 162 The Economic Picture 163 The Middle Class 163 Research Focus: Moving on Up, or Not 164 Employment 165 Family Life 166 Challenges to Family Stability 166 Strengths of African American Families 167 Housing 168 Criminal Justice 169 Speaking Out: The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander 171 Healthcare 172 Politics 173 7 Latinos 178 Latino Identity 180 The Economic Picture 181 The Political Presence 182 Religion 183 Mexican Americans 184 The Immigrant Experience 186 Family Life 188 Research Focus: The Latino Family Circle: Familism 188 Puerto Ricans 189 The Bridge Between the Island and the Mainland 190 The Island of Puerto Rico 191 Issues of Statehood and Self-Rule 192 Speaking Out: Puerto Ricans Cannot Be Silenced, by Luis Gutierrez 193 The Social Construction of Race 194 The Island Economy 194 Cuban Americans 195 Immigration 195 The Current Picture 196 Central and South Americans 198 Immigration 198 The Current Picture 199 8 Asian Americans 203 Diversity among Asian Americans 205 Political Activity and Pan-Asian Identity 207 Chinese Americans 208 Early Settlement Patterns 208 Occupational Profile of Chinese Americans 209 Chinatowns Today 210 Organizational Life 210 Social Problems 211 Family Life 212 Asian Indians 213 Immigration 213 The Current Picture 214 Filipino Americans 214 Immigration Patterns 214 Research Focus: Arranged Marriages in America 215 The Current Picture 216 Korean Americans 217 Historical Background 217 The Current Picture 218 Japanese Americans 220 Early Japanese Immigration 220 The Wartime Evacuation 221 Executive Order 9066 221 The Camps 222 The Evacuation: What Does It Mean? 224 The Economic Picture 225 Family Life 226 Southeast Asian Americans 227 The Refugees 227 The Current Picture 228 Case Study: A Hmong Community 229 Hawai’i and Its People 230 Historical Background 230 The Current Picture 231 Speaking Out: Recognizing Native Hawaiians, by Daniel Akaka 232 9 Diversity: Today and Tomorrow 237 Speaking Out: That Latino “Wave” Is Very Much American, by Galina Espinoza 240 Has The Post-Racialism Era Arrived? 240 The Glass Half Empty 241Is There a Model Minority? 243 Acting White, Acting Black, or Neither 245 Persistence of Inequality 245Research Focus: Challenge to Pluralism: The Shark’s Fin 247 Talking Past One Another 248 Glossary 255 References 259 Photo Credits 000 Index 275