THINK Race and Ethnicity

Mona Scott holds two degrees in Sociology from the University of Southern California and Arizona State University, respectively. She is a professor of Sociology at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. Her teaching and research background include Human Sexuality with an emphasis on Native American Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity and American Indian Studies. She draws heavily from her work with the urban Indian population at the Southern California Indian Center in Los Angeles, California as well as her observations growing up on the Navajo reservation, South Central Los Angeles now called "South Los Angeles" and the border town of Winslow, Arizona. These vastly different environments and diverse populations primed her to use her sociological imagination even before she majored in Sociology. Her experiences as a biracial person of Dine- and Black American ancestry have reinforced the reality of the social construction of race in her daily life as she challenges, the institutional racism in society.

IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1:  An Introduction to Race

Chapter 2: Social Inequality: Prejudice and Discrimination

Chapter 3: Dominant Ideologies and Oppression

Chapter 4: White Supremacy and Privilege

Chapter 5: Race and the Media

Chapter 6: Race and Education

Chapter 7: Race and the Law

Chapter 8: Race and Immigration

Chapter 9: Race, Work and the Economy

Chapter 10: Race and Housing Discrimination

Chapter 11: Race and Land Rights

Chapter 12: Internalized Racial Oppression and Internalized Racial Supremacy

Chapter 13: Race and Health

Chapter 14: Race and Economic and Social Development

Chapter 15: The Undoing of Racism and the Future of Race and Ethnicity

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
Get the Topic: How Was the Concept of Race Constructed?
Go Global: Thomas Jeffersons Role in Supporting the Construct of Race
Intersections: Structural Racism
Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View the Divisions Created by Race?
Case Study: Irish Assimilation into White American Society
Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Are There Significant Inequalities in Employment Based on Race?
Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: What Are the Social and Political Effects of Racial Categories in the United States Today?
Sphere of Influence: Volunteering at a Community Center

Chapter 2: Social Inequality: Prejudice and Discrimination
Get the Topic: What Is Prejudice and Discrimination, What Are the Causes, and How Have They Been Fought?
Go Global: Prejudice Against Indigenous Australians
Intersections: Wearing the Hijab in France Is Restricted
Really, I Mean Really: Hip-Hop: Not so Dangerous Anymore?
Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View Discrimination Based upon Race and Ethnicity?
Case Study: Mexican Americans and Chicanos
Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: What Is the Root Cause of Racism and Discrimination?
Discover Race and Ethnicity in Action: How Do Organizations Address Institutional Discrimination?
Sphere of Influence: Getting Involved with Anti-Discrimination Activism

Chapter 3: Dominant Ideologies, Oppression, and Inequalities
Get the Topic: What Are Dominant Ideologies?
Go Global: Apartheid in South Africa
Intersections: Native American Women and Sexual Assault
Really, I Mean Really: Sentencing Differences for Cocaine
Think Race and Ethnicity: How Do Sociologists View
Oppression and Inequality?
Case Study: Oppression of Japanese Americans in the United States
Wrap Your Mind around the Theory: Why Are Non-Whites Stereotyped in t...