American Ethnicity: The Dynamics and Consequences of Discrimination

by Aguirre & Turner

• ISBN13: 9780073135779
• ISBN10: 0073135771
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-17
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

This brief text provides an accessible introduction to the dynamics of racial and ethnic relations. After summarizing key concepts and theories, the authors develop a simple theoretical framework that guides the presentation of data on each of the prominent ethnic groups in America. As a result, the book examines each ethnic group from the same perspective, allowing students to compare the dynamics of discrimination against African Americans, Native Americans, Asian and Pacific Island Americans, white ethnic Americans, and Latinos.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations

Race and Ethnicity

Ethnic Groups

Minority Groups

Ethnic Discrimination

Ethnic Stratification

Types of Discrimination

The Institutionalization of Discrimination

Ethnic Prejudice

Adaptations to Prejudice and Discrimination

Passive Acceptance

Marginal Participation

Assimilation

Withdrawal and Self-Segregation

Rebellion and Revolt

Organized Protest

Ethnogenesis

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms

Chapter 2. Explaining Ethnic Relations

Theories of Ethnic Relations

Assimilation Theories

Pluralism Theories

Biological Theories

Human Ecology Theories

Power and Stratification Theories

A Unified Theory of Ethnic Relations

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms

Chapter 3. The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic Antagonism

Early Colonization of America

The Anglo-Saxons

The Early Colonists

The Cultural and Institutional Legacy of Early Colonization

The Core Culture

The Core Institutional Structures

Anglo-Saxon Hegemony and the Dynamics of Ethnicity

The Domination of the Anglo-Saxon Cure

The Anglo-Saxon Core and the Dynamics of Discrimination

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms

Chapter 4. White Ethnic Americans

Resource Shares of White Ethnic Groups

Irish Americans

Identifiability of Irish Americans

Negative Beliefs about Irish Americans

The Dynamics of Discriminatin against Irish Americans

The Stratification of Irish Americans

Italian Americans

Identifiablity of Italian Americans

Negative Beliefs about Italian Americans

Stratification of Italian Americans

Jewish Americans

Identifiablity of Jewish Americans

Negative Beliefs about Jewish Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Jewish Amerians

The Stratification of Jewish Americans

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms

Chapter 5. African Americans

Resource Shares of African Americans

The Impoverishment of African Americans

The Income of African Americans

The Occupation Distribution of African Americans

Educational Attainment of African Americans

Housing of African Americans

Life Span of African Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against African Americans

Identifiability of African Americans

Negative Beliefs of African Americans

Institutionalized Discrimination against African Americans

Stratification of African Americans

Affluent and Poor African Americans: The Widening Gap

The African American Underclass: Myth or Reality?

Threats and Hostility toward African Americans

Responding to Discrimination

Protest during Slavery

Protest after Slavery

The Last Fifty Years

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms/Key Legislation

Chapter 6. Native Americans

On the Verge of Extinction

Resource Shares of Native Americans

Income of Native Americans

Occupational Distribution of Native Americans

Educational Attainment of Native Americans

Life Span of Native Americans

Housing of Native Americans

Poverty of Native Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Native Americans

Identifiablity of Native Americans

Negative Beliefs about Native Americans

Institutionalized Discrimination against Native Americans

Stratification of Native Americans

Responding to Discrimination

War as a Nonviable Response

Retreatism as Another Nonviable Response

Pan-Indianism

The Economic Battle

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms/Key Legislation

Chapter 7. Latinos

Resource Shares of Latinos

Poverty Levels of Latinos

Income of Latinos

Occupational Distribution of Latinos

Educational Attainment of Latinos

Life Span of Latinos

Housing of Latinos

Mexican Americans

Identifiability of Chicanos

The History of Mexican Americans: Conquest,Displacement, and Exploitation

Negative Beliefs about Chicanos

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Mexican Americans

Stratification of the Mexican-Origin Population

Puerto Ricans

Identifiability of Puerto Ricans

Negative Beliefs about Puerto Ricans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Puerto Ricans

Stratification of Puerto Ricans

Cuban Americans

Negative Beliefs about Cuban Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Cuban Americans

Stratification of Cuban Americans

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms/Key Legislations

Chapter 8. Asian and Pacific Island Americans

Asian Americans

Resource Shares of Asian Americans

Incomes of Asian Americans

Occupational Distribution of Asian Americans

Educational Attainment of Asian Americans

Housing of Asian Americans

Life Span of Asian Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination against Asian Americans

Identifiability of Asian Americans

Negative Beliefs About Asian Americans

Institutionalized Discrimination Against Asian Americans

Stratification of Asian Americans

Responding to Discrimination

The Precarious Situation for Asian Americans

Pacific Islanders: A Short Exploratory Note

Resource Shares of Pacific Islanders

Identifiability of Pacific Islanders

Negative Beliefs About Pacific Islanders

Institutionalized Discrimination Against Pacific Islanders

Stratification of Pacific Islanders

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms/Key Legislation

Chapter 9. Arab Americans

Who Are Arab Americans?

A Profile of Arab Americans

A Short History of Arab American Immigration

Resource Shares of Arab Americans

Incomes of Arab Americans

Poverty Among Arab Americans

Labor Force Participation Among Arab Americans

Educational Attainment of Arab Americans

The Dynamics of Discrimination Against Arab Americans

Identifiability of Arab Americans

Negative Beliefs About Arab Americans

Institutionalized Discrimination Against Arab Americans

Responding to Discrimination: Ethnogenesis

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms

Chapter 10. The Future of Ethnicity in America

The New Immigrants

Countries of Origin

Consequences of the New Immigration Patterns

Reasons for the Shift in Immigration Patterns

Settlement Patterns of the New Immigrants

Other Characteristics of the New Immigrants

The Immigration Dilemma

The Future Dynamic of Discrimination

Latinos and the American Future

Asian Americans in the Future

African Americans in the Future

New Patterns of Ethnic Mixing

The Problematic Nature of a Multicultural America

Conclusion: The Struggle for Social Justice in Twenty-First Century U.S. Society

Summary

Points of Debate

Key Terms/Key Legislation

Glossary

References

Photo Credits

Index