Race and Ethnic Relations American and Global Perspectives (with InfoTrac)

by Marger, Martin N.

• ISBN13: 9780534536862
• ISBN10: 0534536867
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-11
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This is the only race and ethnic relations text available that combines international materials with the traditional material that focuses on American racial and ethnic issues. This text offers instructors an opportunity to introduce comparative content in their courses while not sacrificing an American focus.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE NATURE OF ETHNIC RELATIONS
Introduction: Some Basic Concepts	4	(30)
Ethnic Stratification: Power and Inequality	34	(32)
Techniques of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination	66	(37)
Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism	103	(37)
PART II: ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy	140	(34)
Native Americans	174	(27)
Italian Americans	201	(26)
Jewish Americans	227	(31)
African Americans	258	(55)
Hispanic Americans	313	(41)
Asian Americans	354	(38)
Current and Future Issues of Race and Ethnicity in the United States	392	(32)
PART III: ETHNIC RELATIONS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
South Africa: Society in Transition	424	(33)
Brazil: Ethnic Paradise?	457	(36)
Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future?	493	(41)
Northern Ireland: Enduring Ethnic Conflict?	534	(35)
Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change	569	(28)
References	597