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A Core Race & Ethnicity text that covers 6 main topics: Theories & Concepts in Race & Ethnicity Prejudice Discrimination Immigration in the U.S. Religion U.S. & its diverse population This concise topical introduction to race and ethnicity in the U.S. explores prejudice, discrimination, immigration, ethnicity, and religion in their historical and current contexts. Based on the opening chapters of the best-sellingRacial and Ethnic Groups, this new edition covers the major topics that anchor courses in multiculturalism, diversity, and race and ethnic relations.

Richard T. Schaefer grew up in Chicago at a time when neighborhoods were going through transitions in ethnic and racial composition. He found himself increasingly intrigued by what was happening, how people were reacting, and how these changes were affecting neighborhoods and people’s jobs. In high school, he took a course in sociology. His interest in social issues caused him to gravitate to more sociology courses at Northwestern University, where he eventually received a B.A. in sociology.

“Originally as an undergraduate I thought I would go on to law school and become a lawyer. But after taking a few sociology courses, I found myself wanting to learn more about what sociologists studied and was fascinated by the kinds of questions they raised,” Dr. Schaefer says. “Perhaps the most fascinating and, to me, relevant to the 1960s was the intersection of race, gender, and social class.” This interest led him to obtain his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago. Dr. Schaefer’s continuing interest in race relations led him to write his master’s thesis on the membership of the Ku Klux Klan and his doctoral thesis on racial prejudice and race relations in Great Britain.

Dr. Schaefer went on to become a professor of sociology. He has taught sociology and courses on multiculturalism for thirty years. He has been invited to give special presentations to students and faculty on racial and ethnic diversity in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.

Dr. Schaefer is the author of Racial and Ethnic Groups , twelfth edition census update (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011). Dr. Schaefer is the General Editorgeneral editor of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society (2008). He is also the author of the twelfth edition of Sociology (2010), the eighth edition of Sociology: A Brief Introduction (2009), and the fourth edition of Sociology Matters (2008). Schaefer co-authored with William Zellner the eighth edition of Extraordinary Groups (2008). His articles and book reviews have appeared in many journals, including American Journal of Sociology, Phylon: A Review of Race and Culture, Contemporary Sociology, Sociology and Social Research, Sociological Quarterly, and Teaching Sociology. He served as president of the Midwest Sociological Society from 1994 to 1995. In recognition of his achievements in undergraduate teaching, he was named Vincent de Paul Professor of Sociology in 2004.

Preface	p. xi
About the Author	p. xvi
Exploring Race and Ethnicity	p. 1
What Is a Subordinate Group?	p. 4
Types of Subordinate Groups	p. 8
Racial Groups	p. 8
Ethnic Groups	p. 9
Religious Groups	p. 9
Listen to Our Voices: Problem of the Color Line	p. 10
Gender Groups	p. 11
Other Subordinate Groups	p. 11
Does Race Matter?	p. 11
Biological Meaning	p. 11
Social Construction of Race	p. 14
Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity	p. 16
Stratification by Class and Gender	p. 16
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 17
The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status	p. 22
Migration	p. 22
Annexation	p. 23
Colonialism	p. 23
The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status	p. 26
Extermination	p. 26
Expulsion	p. 26
Secession	p. 27
Segregation	p. 27
Fusion	p. 29
Assimilation	p. 30
The Pluralist Perspective	p. 31
Biracial and Multiracial Identity: Who Am I?	p. 33
Research Focus: Measuring Multiracial Identity	p. 34
Matrix of Domination: Minority Women	p. 37
Resistance and Change	p. 39
Prejudice	p. 43
Hate Crimes	p. 46
Prejudice and Discrimination	p. 48
Merton's Typology	p. 48
LaPiere's Study	p. 50
Theories of Prejudice	p. 51
Scapegoating Theory	p. 51
Authoritarian Personality Theory	p. 51
Exploitation Theory	p. 52
Normative Approach	p. 53
Stereotypes	p. 54
What Are Stereotypes?	p. 54
Power of Stereotypes	p. 54
Listen to Our Voices: National Media Should Stop Using Obscene Words	p. 55
Stereotyping in Action: Racial Profiling	p. 56
Color-Blind Racism	p. 58
The Mood of the Oppressed	p. 60
Intergroup Hostility	p. 63
Reducing Prejudice	p. 64
Education	p. 66
Mass Media	p. 66
Research Focus: How Real Is Reality Television?	p. 68
Avoidance versus Friendship	p. 70
Corporate Response: Diversity Training	p. 72
Ways to Fight Hate	p. 74
Discrimination	p. 79
Understanding Discrimination	p. 82
Relative versus Absolute Deprivation	p. 82
Total Discrimination	p. 84
Institutional Discrimination	p. 85
Low-Wage Labor	p. 88
Research Focus: Discrimination in Job Seeking	p. 90
Discrimination Today	p. 91
Continuing Wage Gap	p. 91
Eliminating Discrimination	p. 94
Wealth Inequality: Discrimination's Legacy	p. 98
Listen to Our Voices: Of Race and Risk	p. 99
Environmental Justice	p. 101
Affirmative Action	p. 103
Affirmative Action Explained	p. 103
The Legal Debate	p. 104
Reverse Discrimination	p. 108
The Glass Ceiling	p. 109
Immigration	p. 115
Immigration: A Global Phenomenon	p. 119
Patterns of Immigration to the United States	p. 119
Today's Foreign-Born Population	p. 121
Early Immigration	p. 122
The Anti-Chinese Movement	p. 124
Restrictionist Sentiment Increases	p. 126
The National Origin System	p. 127
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act	p. 128
Contemporary Social Concerns	p. 130
The Brain Drain	p. 131
Population Growth	p. 131
Mixed-Status Families	p. 132
Language Barriers	p. 133
Illegal Immigration	p. 135
Path to Citizenship: Naturalization	p. 138
The Economic Impact of Immigration	p. 140
Listen to Our Voices: The Next Americans	p. 140
Women and Immigration	p. 144
Research Focus: Assimilation May be Hazardous to Your Health	p. 145
The Global Economy and Immigration	p. 146
The Environment and Immigration	p. 147
Refugees	p. 148
Ethnicity and Religion	p. 153
Listen to Our Voices: I was Born in Tirana	p. 155
Ethnic Diversity	p. 156
Why Don't We Study Whiteness?	p. 157
Whiteness	p. 157
White Privilege	p. 158
The Rediscovery of Ethnicity	p. 160
Blended Identity	p. 160
The Third-Generation Principle	p. 161
Symbolic Ethnicity	p. 162
The German Americans	p. 163
Settlement Patterns	p. 164
Twentieth-Century German America	p. 165
The Irish Americans	p. 166
Irish Immigration	p. 167
Becoming White	p. 168
The Contemporary Picture	p. 170
The Italian Americans	p. 170
Early Immigration	p. 171
Constructing Identity	p. 171
Research Focus: Immigrants: Yesterday and Today	p. 173
The Contemporary Picture	p. 174
The Polish Americans	p. 175
Early Immigration	p. 176
Polonia	p. 176
The Contemporary Picture	p. 178
Religious Pluralism	p. 179
Diversity among Roman Catholics	p. 183
Diversity among Protestants	p. 184
Religion and the Courts	p. 187
Limits of Religious Freedom: The Amish	p. 190
The Amish Way of Life	p. 190
The Amish and Larger Society	p. 192
The Nation as a Kaleidoscope	p. 197
The Glass Half Empty	p. 202
Is There a Model Minority?	p. 205
Listen to Our Voices: From Kawasaki to Chicago	p. 208
Acting White, Acting Black, or Neither	p. 209
Persistence of Inequality	p. 211
Talking Past One Another	p. 213
Internet Resource Directory	p. 219
Glossary	p. 225
References	p. 228
Photo Credits	p. 241
Author Index	p. 243
Subject Index	p. 247
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Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Race and Ethnicity in the United States

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