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Understanding Race and Ethnic Relations

ISBN: 9780205414826 | 0205414826
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008

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SummaryTable of Contents
This brief, economical introduction to the core theories, concepts, and issues of race and ethnic relations in the United States includes numerous macro, middle-range, and micro-sociological theories. the new edition now includes a separate chapter on Ethnic Stratification (Ch. 3), that examines structural conditions, ethnicity and social class, and sociological theories of ethnic stratification. Separate chapters on Prejudice (Ch. 4) and Discrimination (Ch. 5), offer expanded coverage of these topics. Figures have been updated throughout to re... MORE
1 The Study of Minorities1(26)
The Stranger as a Social Phenomenon
2(5)
Similarity and Attraction
2(1)
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Social Distance
3(3)
Perceptions
6(1)
Interactions
6(1)
A Sociological Perspective
7(4)
Functional Theory
8(1)
Conflict Theory
8(1)
Interactionist Theory
9(2)
Minority Groups
11(1)
Development of a Definition
11(1)
Minority-Group Characteristics
12(1)
Racial and Ethnic Groups
12(6)
Ethnocentrism
13(2)
In the United States
15(1)
In Other Times and Lands
16(2)
Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism
18(1)
Objectivity
18(3)
The Dillingham Flaw
21(1)
Personal Troubles and Public Issues
22(1)
The Dynamics of Intergroup Relations
23(1)
Retrospect
24(1)
Key Terms
25(1)
Review Questions
25(1)
Suggested Readings
25(2)
2 The Role of Culture27(24)
The Concept of Culture
27(6)
The Reality Construct
30(3)
Cultural Change
33(6)
Cultural Diffusion
33(3)
Subcultures
36(3)
Theories of Minority Integration
39(8)
Assimilation (Majority-Conformity Theory)
39(2)
Amalgamation (Melting-Pot Theory)
41(4)
Accommodation (Pluralistic Theory)
45(2)
Is There a White Culture?
47(1)
Retrospect
48(1)
Key Terms
48(1)
Review Questions
49(1)
Suggested Readings
49(2)
3 Ethnic Stratification51(19)
Structural Conditions
51(1)
Stratification
52(1)
Social Class
52(8)
Class Consciousness
53(1)
Ethnicity and Social Class
54(1)
Blaming the Poor or Society?
55(5)
Intergroup Conflict
60(2)
Cultural Differentiation
61(1)
Structural Differentiation
62(1)
Ethnic Stratification
62(6)
The Power-Differential Theory
63(1)
The Internal-Colonialism Theory
64(1)
Origins of Ethnic Stratification
65(3)
Retrospect
68(1)
Key Terms
68(1)
Review Questions
68(1)
Suggested Readings
69(1)
4 Prejudice70(27)
The Psychology of Prejudice
71(6)
Levels of Prejudice
71(2)
Self-Justification
73(1)
Personality
74(1)
Frustration
75(2)
The Sociology of Prejudice
77(4)
Socialization
78(1)
Economic Competition
79(1)
Social Norms
80(1)
Stereotyping
81(4)
Ethnophaulisms
83(2)
Ethnic Humor
85(1)
The Influence of Television
85(4)
Perpetuation of Stereotypes
86(1)
Influencing of Attitudes
86(2)
Ingroup and Outgroup Perceptions
88(1)
The Influence of Advertising and Music
89(1)
Advertising
89(1)
Music
90(1)
Can Prejudice Be Reduced?
90(3)
Interaction
90(1)
Information
90(3)
Diversity Training
93(1)
Retrospect
94(1)
Key Terms
95(1)
Review Questions
95(1)
Suggested Readings
95(2)
5 Discrimination97(15)
Levels of Discrimination
97(1)
Relationships between Prejudice and Discrimination
98(2)
Social and Institutional Discrimination
100(2)
The Affirmative-Action Controversy
102(6)
The Concepts of Justice, Liberty, and Equality
102(1)
Affirmative Action Begins
103(1)
Court Challenges and Rulings
104(3)
Has Affirmative Action Worked?
107(1)
Public Opinion
107(1)
Racial Profiling
108(1)
Retrospect
109(1)
Key Terms
110(1)
Review Questions
110(1)
Suggested Readings
110(2)
6 Dominant-Minority Relations112(27)
Minority-Group Responses
112(1)
Ethnic- and Racial-Group Identity
112(8)
Avoidance
114(1)
Deviance
115(2)
Defiance
117(1)
Acceptance
118(2)
Consequences of Minority-Group Status
120(4)
Negative Self-Image
120(1)
The Vicious Circle
121(1)
Marginality
122(1)
Middleman Minorities
123(1)
Dominant-Group Responses
124(10)
Legislative Controls
125(1)
Segregation
126(1)
Expulsion
127(1)
Xenophobia
128(1)
Annihilation
128(3)
Hate Groups and Hate Crimes
131(3)
Exploitation
134(2)
Retrospect
136(1)
Key Terms
137(1)
Review Questions
137(1)
Suggested Readings
137(2)
7 The Ever-Changing U.S. Mosaic139(32)
Ethnic Consciousness
140(4)
Country of Origin as a Factor
140(2)
The Three-Generation Hypothesis
142(2)
The Changing Face of Ethnicity
144(1)
Ethnicity as a Social Process
144(1)
Ethnicity and Migration Patterns
145(5)
Symbolic Ethnicity
146(4)
Current Ethnic Issues
150(15)
Immigration Fears
151(3)
Undocumented Aliens
154(2)
Bilingual Education
156(3)
The English-Only Movement
159(2)
Multiculturalism
161(2)
Political Correctness
163(2)
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Future
165(4)
Indicators of Ethnoreligious Change
167(1)
Beyond Tomorrow
168(1)
Key Terms
169(1)
Review Questions
169(1)
Suggested Readings
170(1)
Notes171(16)
Appendix187

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