Majority-minority Relations

by Farley, John E.

• ISBN13: 9780205645374
• ISBN10: 0205645372
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This topically organized text is designed to develop students'understanding of the principles and processes that shape the patterns of relations between racial, ethnic, and other groups in society.KEY TOPICS: Prejudice; Inequality; Majority-Minority Relations.For anyone interested in understanding race, ethnic, and majority-minority relations.

Table of Contents

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Social-Psychology and Social Structure as Ways of Understanding Majority-Minority Relations

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

The Historical Roots of Todayrsquo;s Intergroup Inequality and Majority-Minority Relations

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

Majority-Minority Relations in America Today: The Role of Institutional Discrimination

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current and Future Issues in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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