Racial and Ethnic Diversity in America

by Aguirre, Adalberto, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781576079836
• ISBN10: 157607983X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

A thorough overview of the populations and social forces that have shaped the character of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States.

Author Biography

Adalberto Aguirre, Jr. is a professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of California-Riverside.

Table of Contents

Preface,	xi
1 Early America,	1	(20)
The Spanish Exploration of North America,	2	(2)
European Immigrants in North America,	4	(3)
The Emerging Character of U.S. Society,	7	(2)
The Anglo-Saxon Core,	9	(3)
Marginalized Populations in the New Republic,	12	(4)
Conclusion,	16	(1)
References and Suggested Readings,	17	(4)
2 Twenty-First-Century U.S. Society,	21	(26)
Shifting Racial and Ethnic Composition,	25	(2)
Social Indicators,	27	(7)
Quality of Life Indicators,	34	(1)
A Descriptive Portrait,	35	(3)
The Racialization of the U.S. Population,	38	(4)
Conclusion,	42	(1)
References,	43	(4)
3 The Precarious Context for Diversity,	47	(40)
Immigration and Diversity,	50	(7)
Profiling Diversity,	57	(12)
Affirming Diversity,	69	(9)
Conclusion,	78	(2)
References,	80	(7)
4 Chronology,	87	(24)
5 Biographical Sketches,	111	(22)
6 Statistics, Laws, and Quotations,	133	(34)
Statistics,	133	(12)
Laws,	145	(19)
Quotations,	164	(3)
7 Directory of Organizations,	167	(18)
African American,	167	(1)
Asian American,	168	(4)
European American,	172	(5)
Latina/Latino,	177	(6)
Native American,	183	(2)
8 Print Resources,	185	(36)
9 Nonprint Resources,	221	(44)
Distributors of Films and Videos,	221	(3)
Films and Videos,	224	(37)
Internet Resources,	261	(4)
Glossary,	265	(2)
Index,	267	(12)
About the Author,	279