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American Ethnicity : The Dynamics and Consequences of Discrimination

ISBN: 9780070006270 | 007000627X
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Pub. Date: 1/1/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
This brief text provides an accessible introduction to the dynamics of racial and ethnic relations. After summarizing key concepts and theories, the authors develop a simple theoretical framework that guides the presentation of data on each of the prominent ethnic groups in America. As a result, the book examines each ethnic group from the same perspective, allowing students to compare the dynamics of discrimination against African Americans, Native Americans, Asian and Pacific Island Americans, white ethnic Americans, and Latinos. .
PREFACExv
1. Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
1(21)
Race and Ethnicity
2(1)
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Ethnic Groups
3(1)
Minority Groups
4(1)
Ethnic Discrimination
4(7)
Types of Discrimination
5(3)
The Institutionalization of Discrimination
8(3)
Ethnic Stratification
11(1)
Ethnic Prejudice
12(2)
Adaptations to Prejudice and Discrimination
14(4)
Passive Acceptance
14(1)
Marginal Participation
15(1)
Assimilation
15(1)
Withdrawal and Self-Segregation
15(1)
Revolt and Rebellion
16(1)
Organized Protest
16(2)
Summary
18(2)
Points of Debate
20(2)
2. Explaining Ethnic Relations
22(23)
Theories of Ethnic Relations
22(10)
Assimilation Theories
22(2)
Pluralism Theories
24(1)
Biological Theories
25(1)
Human Ecology Theories
26(1)
Power and Stratification Theories
27(5)
A Unified Theory of Ethnic Relations
32(10)
Summary
42(1)
Points of Debate
43(2)
3. The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic Antagonism
45(12)
Early Colonization of America
45(2)
The Anglo-Saxons
45(1)
The Early Colonists
46(1)
The Cultural and Institutional Legacy of Early Colonization
47(3)
The Core Culture
47(1)
The Core Institutional Structures
48(2)
Anglo-Saxon Hegemony and the Dynamics of Ethnicity
50(4)
The Domination of the Anglo-Saxon Core
50(1)
The Anglo-Saxon Core and the Dynamics of Discrimination
51(3)
Summary
54(1)
Points of Debate
55(2)
4. African Americans
57(46)
Resource Shares of African Americans
58(6)
The Impoverishment of African Americans
58(1)
The Income of African Americans
58(2)
The Occupation Distribution of African Americans
60(1)
Educational Attainment of African Americans
61(1)
Housing of African Americans
62(1)
Life Span of African Americans
63(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against African Americans
64(24)
Identifiability of African Americans
64(1)
Negative Beliefs about African Americans
65(2)
Institutionalized Discrimination against African Americans
67(21)
Stratification of African Americans
88(5)
Affluent and Poor African Americans: The Widening Gap
88(1)
The African American Underclass: Myth or Reality?
89(1)
Threats and Hostility toward African Americans
90(3)
Responding to Discrimination
93(7)
Protest during Slavery
93(1)
Protest after Slavery
93(4)
The Last Fifty Years
97(3)
Summary
100(1)
Points of Debate
101(2)
5. Native Americans
103(30)
On the Verge of Extinction
103(4)
Resource Shares of Native Americans
107(6)
Income of Native Americans
107(1)
Occupational Distribution of Native Americans
107(1)
Educational Attainment of Native Americans
108(3)
Life Span of Native Americans
111(1)
Housing of Native Americans
111(1)
Poverty of Native Americans
112(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Native Americans
113(14)
Identifiability of Native Americans
113(2)
Negative Beliefs about Native Americans
115(2)
Institutionalized Discrimination against Native Americans
117(10)
Stratification of Native Americans
127(1)
Responding to Discrimination
127(4)
War As a Nonviable Response
127(1)
Retreatism As Another Nonviable Response
128(1)
Pan-Indianism
128(1)
The Economic Battle
129(2)
Summary
131(1)
Points of Debate
132(1)
6. Latinos
133(36)
Resource Shares of Latinos
134(8)
Poverty Levels of Latinos
134(1)
Income of Latinos
134(1)
Occupational Distribution of Latinos
134(2)
Educational Attainment of Latinos
136(3)
Life Span of Latinos
139(1)
Housing of Latinos
140(2)
Mexican Americans
142(13)
Identifiability of Chicanos
142(1)
The History of Mexican Americans: Conquest, Displacement, and Exploitation
143(3)
Negative Beliefs about Chicanos
146(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Mexican Americans
147(7)
Stratification of the Mexican-Origin Population
154(1)
Puerto Ricans
155(5)
Identifiability of Puerto Ricans
156(1)
Negative Beliefs about Puerto Ricans
156(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Puerto Ricans
156(3)
Stratification of Puerto Ricans
159(1)
Cuban Americans
160(5)
Negative Beliefs about Cuban Americans
162(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Cuban Americans
163(2)
Stratification of Cuban Americans
165(1)
Summary
165(2)
Points of Debate
167(2)
7. Asian Americans
169(33)
Resource Shares of Asian Americans
170(7)
Impoverishment of Asian Americans
170(1)
Income of Asian Americans
170(1)
Occupational Distribution of Asian Americans
171(2)
Educational Attainment of Asian Americans
173(1)
Housing of Asian Americans
174(2)
Life Span of Asian Americans
176(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Asian Americans
177(16)
Identifiability of Asian Americans
177(1)
Negative Beliefs about Asian Americans
178(1)
Institutionalized Discrimination against Asian Americans
179(14)
Stratification of Asian Americans
193(4)
Responding to Discrimination
197(1)
The Precarious Situation for Asian Americans
198(1)
Summary
199(1)
Points of Debate
200(2)
8. White Ethnic Americans
202(26)
Resource Shares of White Ethnic Groups
202(6)
Irish Americans
208(5)
Identifiability of Irish Americans
208(1)
Negative Beliefs about Irish Americans
209(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Irish Americans
209(3)
The Stratification of Irish Americans
212(1)
Italian Americans
213(4)
Identifiability of Italian Americans
213(1)
Negative Beliefs about Italian Americans
214(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Italian Americans
214(3)
Stratification of Italian Americans
217(1)
Jewish Americans
217(7)
Identifiability of Jews
218(2)
Negative Beliefs about Jews
220(1)
The Dynamics of Discrimination against Jewish Americans
220(3)
The Stratification of Jewish Americans
223(1)
Summary
224(2)
Points of Debate
226(2)
9. The Future of Ethnicity in America
228(21)
The New Immigrants
228(10)
Countries of Origin
228(2)
Consequences of the New Immigration Patterns
230(1)
Reasons for the Shift in Immigration Patterns
231(5)
Settlement Patterns of the New Immigrants
236(1)
Other Characteristics of the New Immigrants
236(2)
The Immigration Dilemma
238(1)
The Future Dynamic of Discrimination
239(6)
Latinos and the American Future
240(3)
Asian Americans in the Future
243(1)
African Americans in the Future
244(1)
Conclusion: The Problematic Nature of a Multicultural America
245(2)
Points of Debate
247(2)
10. American Ethnic Tensions in Global Perspective
249(32)
Forces Increasing World Ethnic Conflict
249(1)
Contextual Factors in Ethnic Conflict
250(3)
Canada
253(3)
Brazil
256(4)
Northern Ireland
260(4)
Western Europe
264(2)
The Collapse of the Soviet Empire
266(1)
Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia
267(2)
Palestinians and Israelis
269(3)
Rwanda and Burundi
272(3)
South Africa
275(4)
Conclusion
279(2)
REFERENCES281(26)
PHOTO CREDITS307(2)
INDEX309

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