Diversity and Society (Text + Reader Bundle)

by Healey, Joseph; O'Brien, Eileen

• ISBN13: 9781412904810
• ISBN10: 1412904811
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Pine Forge Press

Summary

Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender and its accompanying reader Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Selected Readings are now available at a 15% package discount! Simply ask your bookstore to place their order using ISBN: 1-4129-0481-1.Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender is derived from the Third Edition of Joseph Healey's best-selling text Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class. This brief edition retains the conceptual frameworks and organizational format of the larger version and highlights a few powerful theories and concepts rather than trying to cover all possible sociological paradigms. For more information on this text, please click here: http://www.sagepub.com/book.aspx?pid=9702In Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Selected Readings, editors Joseph F. Healey and Eileen O'Brien provide a unique blend of diverse voices, perspectives, and research on a broad range of race, ethnicity, and gender topics. Derived in part from the Third Edition of Joseph Healey's best-selling text Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, this anthology includes expanded and updated versions of the Current Debates, as well as new, additional readings carefully chosen from the research literature. For more information on this text, please click here: http://www.sagepub.com/book.aspx?pid=9856To read a sample chapter from the text and reader click on "Additional Materials" in the left column under "About This Book" or simply click here .

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
PART I An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups in the United States	1	(46)
Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts	3	(22)
The Increasing Variety of American Minority Groups	4	(1)
The Goals of This Text	5	(1)
What Is a Minority Group?	6	(7)
Inequality	6	(1)
Theoretical Perspectives	6	(2)
Minority Group Status and Stratification	8	(1)
Visibility	9	(1)
Race	9	(2)
Gender	11	(1)
Other Minority Group Characteristics	12	(1)
Which Groups Are Minority Groups?	12	(1)
Focus on Gender: The Biological Basis of Race and Gender	13	(1)
Key Concepts in Dominant-Minority Relations	14	(9)
Prejudice	15	(1)
Causes of Prejudice	15	(5)
The Sociology of Prejudice	20	(1)
Discrimination	20	(1)
Ideological Racism	21	(1)
Institutional Discrimination	22	(1)
Main Points	23	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	23	(1)
Internet Research Project	23	(1)
For Further Reading	24	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	25	(22)
Assimilation	26	(11)
Types of Assimilation	26	(1)
The ``Traditional'' Perspective on Assimilation: Theories and Concepts	27	(1)
Robert Park	27	(1)
Milton Gordon	27	(2)
Human Capital Theory	29	(1)
Assimilation Patterns	30	(1)
The Importance of Generations	30	(2)
Immigration as a Collective Experience	32	(2)
Variations in Assimilation	34	(1)
Religion	34	(1)
Social Class	35	(1)
Gender	35	(1)
Motivations for Immigration: Sojourning	36	(1)
Pluralism	37	(3)
Types of Pluralism	37	(1)
Theoretical Perspectives on Pluralism	38	(2)
Other Group Goals	40	(1)
Contemporary Immigrants: Segmented Assimilation	41	(1)
Comparative Focus: Immigration, Emigration, and Ireland	42	(2)
Implications for Examining Dominant-Minority Relations	44	(1)
Main Points	44	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	45	(1)
Internet Research Project	45	(1)
For Further Reading	45	(2)
PART II The Evolution of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in the United States	47	(48)
The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery	49	(23)
The Origins of Slavery in America	50	(7)
The Labor Supply Problem	51	(1)
The Contact Situation	52	(1)
The Noel Hypothesis	52	(1)
The Blauner Hypothesis	53	(1)
The Creation of American Slavery	54	(1)
Paternalistic Relations	55	(2)
The Dimensions of Minority Group Status	57	(3)
Power, Inequality, and Institutional Discrimination	57	(1)
Prejudice and Racism	57	(1)
Assimilation	58	(1)
Gender, Race, and Class	59	(1)
The Creation of Minority Status for Native Americans and Mexican Americans	60	(6)
Native Americans	60	(1)
Native Americans and the Noel and Blauner Hypotheses	61	(1)
Gender Relations	62	(1)
Mexican Americans	63	(1)
Texas	63	(1)
California	64	(1)
Arizona and New Mexico	64	(1)
Mexican Americans and the Noel and Blauner Hypotheses	64	(1)
Gender Relations	65	(1)
Comparative Focus: Mexico, Canada, and the United States	66	(2)
Comparing U.S. Minority Groups	68	(1)
Main Points	69	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	70	(1)
Internet Research Project	70	(1)
For Further Reading	70	(2)
Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society	72	(23)
Industrialization and the Shift From Paternalistic to Rigid Competitive Group Relations	73	(1)
The Impact of Industrialization on African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation	74	(3)
Reconstruction	74	(1)
De Jure Segregation	75	(1)
The Origins of Jim Crow	75	(2)
Reinforcing the System	77	(1)
Increases in Prejudice and Racism	77	(1)
The ``Great Migration''	77	(2)
Life in the North	78	(1)
Competition With White Ethnic Groups	78	(1)
The Origins of Black Protest	79	(1)
Applying Concepts	80	(1)
Acculturation and Integration	80	(1)
Gender and Race	80	(1)
Industrialization, the Shift to Postindustrial Society, and Dominant-Minority Relations: General Trends	81	(5)
Urbanization	82	(1)
Occupational Specialization	82	(1)
Bureaucracy and Rationality	82	(1)
Growth of White-Collar Jobs and the Service Sector	83	(1)
The Growing Importance of Education	84	(1)
A Dual Labor Market	85	(1)
Globalization	85	(1)
The Shift From Rigid to Fluid Competitive Relationships	86	(3)
Modern Institutional Discrimination	86	(3)
Focus on Gender: Gender Inequality in a Globalizing, Postindustrial World	89	(3)
Conclusion	92	(1)
Main Points	92	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	93	(1)
Internet Research Project	93	(1)
For Further Reading	94	(1)
PART III Understanding Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States Today	95	(154)
African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism	97	(32)
The End of De Jure Segregation	98	(3)
The Civil Rights Movement	98	(1)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka	99	(1)
Nonviolent Direct Action Protest	99	(1)
Landmark Legislation	100	(1)
The Successes and the Limitations of the Civil Rights Movement	100	(1)
Developments Outside the South	101	(2)
De Facto Segregation	101	(1)
Urban Unrest	102	(1)
The Black Power Movement	102	(1)
The Nation of Islam	102	(1)
Protest, Power and Pluralism	103	(2)
The Black Power Movement in Perspective	103	(1)
Gender and Black Protest	104	(1)
Contemporary Black-White Relations	105	(1)
Continuing Separation, Continuing Violence	105	(1)
The Criminal Justice System and African Americans	106	(1)
Urbanization and Increasing Class Differentiation	107	(3)
The Black Middle Class	107	(1)
Urban Poverty	107	(1)
Race vs. Class	108	(1)
Closed Networks and Racial Exclusion	109	(1)
The Family Institution and the Culture of Poverty	110	(1)
Prejudice and Discrimination	111	(3)
Traditional Prejudice and Modern Racism	111	(3)
Modern Institutional Discrimination	114	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	114	(10)
Acculturation	114	(1)
Secondary Structural Assimilation	115	(8)
Primary Structural Assimilation	123	(1)
Focus on Race and Gender: Modern Racism and Sexism in the Mass Media	124	(1)
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?	125	(1)
Main Points	126	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	127	(1)
Internet Research Project	127	(1)
For Further Reading	128	(1)
Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society	129	(28)
Native American Cultures	130	(1)
Relations With the Federal Government After the 1890s	131	(5)
Reservation Life	131	(1)
Paternalism and the Bureau of Indian Affairs	131	(1)
Coercive Acculturation: The Dawes Act and Boarding Schools	132	(1)
The Indian Reorganization Act	133	(1)
Termination and Relocation	134	(2)
Self-Determination	136	(1)
Protest and Resistance	136	(2)
Early Efforts	136	(1)
Red Power	137	(1)
The Continuing Struggle for Development in Contemporary Indian-White Relations	138	(4)
Natural Resources	138	(2)
Attracting Industry to the Reservation	140	(1)
Broken Treaties	141	(1)
Gambling and Other Development Possibilities	141	(1)
Comparative Focus: Australian Aborigines and Native Americans	142	(2)
Contemporary Native American--White Relations	144	(7)
Prejudice and Discrimination	144	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	145	(1)
Acculturation	145	(1)
Secondary Structural Assimilation	146	(5)
Primary Structural Assimilation	151	(1)
Comparing Minority Groups	151	(1)
Progress and Challenges	152	(1)
Main Points	153	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	154	(1)
Internet Research Project	154	(1)
For Further Reading	155	(2)
Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves	157	(32)
Mexican Americans	159	(7)
Cultural Patterns	159	(1)
Immigration	160	(1)
Leaving Mexico	160	(1)
Fluctuating Demand for Labor and Federal Immigration Policy	160	(2)
Immigration, Colonization, and Intergroup Competition	162	(1)
Developments in the United States	163	(1)
Continuing Colonization	163	(1)
Protest and Resistance	164	(1)
Chicanismo	164	(1)
Gender and the Chicano Protest Movement	165	(1)
Mexican Americans and Other Minority Groups	165	(1)
Puerto Ricans	166	(2)
Migration (Push and Pull) and Employment	166	(1)
Transitions	167	(1)
Puerto Ricans and Other Minority Groups	168	(1)
Cuban Americans	168	(3)
Immigration (Push and Pull)	168	(1)
Regional Concentrations	169	(1)
Socioeconomic Characteristics	169	(1)
The Ethnic Enclave	170	(1)
Cuban Americans and Other Minority Groups	171	(1)
Recent Immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean	171	(3)
Socioeconomic Characteristics	172	(1)
Location, Impact, and Illegal Immigrants	172	(2)
Recent Immigration in Historical Context	174	(1)
Comparing Minority Groups: Will Contemporary Immigrants From Central and South America and the Caribbean Assimilate as European Immigrants Did?	174	(2)
Focus on Gender: Images of Latinas	176	(1)
Contemporary Hispanic-White Relations	177	(9)
Prejudice and Discrimination	177	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	178	(1)
Acculturation	178	(1)
Secondary Structural Assimilation	179	(5)
Primary Structural Assimilation	184	(2)
Assimilation and Hispanic Americans	186	(1)
Main Points	186	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	187	(1)
Internet Research Project	188	(1)
For Further Reading	188	(1)
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A ``Model Minority''?	189	(34)
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	190	(1)
Origins and Cultures	190	(2)
Contact Situations and the Development of the Chinese American and Japanese American Communities	192	(5)
Chinese Americans	192	(1)
Early Immigration and the Anti-Chinese Campaign	192	(1)
Population Trends and ``Delayed'' Second Generation	193	(1)
The Ethnic Enclave	194	(1)
Survival and Development	195	(1)
The Second Generation	196	(1)
An American Success Story?	196	(1)
Japanese Americans	197	(4)
The Anti-Japanese Campaign	197	(1)
The Ethnic Enclave	198	(1)
The Second Generation (Nisei)	198	(1)
The Relocation Camps	199	(1)
Japanese Americans After World War II	200	(1)
Comparing Minority Groups	201	(1)
Comparative Focus: Japan's ``Invisible'' Minority	201	(2)
Contemporary Immigration From Asia and the Pacific Islands	203	(7)
Rates and Causes	203	(2)
Ports of Entry	205	(1)
Modes of Incorporation	205	(1)
Immigrants and the Primary Labor Market	206	(1)
Immigrants and the Secondary Labor Market	206	(1)
Immigrants and Ethnic Enclaves	207	(1)
Four Case Studies	207	(1)
Filipino Americans	207	(1)
Korean Americans	208	(1)
Southeast Asians	209	(1)
Indians	209	(1)
Summary	210	(1)
Contemporary Relations	210	(7)
Prejudice and Discrimination	210	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	211	(1)
Acculturation	211	(1)
Secondary Structural Assimilation	211	(6)
Primary Structural Assimilation	217	(1)
Comparing Minority Groups: Explaining Asian American Success	217	(3)
Asian and European Immigrants	218	(1)
Asian Americans and Colonized Minority Groups	218	(2)
Main Points	220	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	221	(1)
Internet Research Project	221	(1)
For Further Reading	222	(1)
White Ethnic Groups: Assimilation and Identity---The Twilight of Ethnicity?	223	(26)
Assimilation and Equality: Should White Ethnic Groups Be Considered ``Minority Groups''?	224	(3)
Industrialization and Immigration	227	(1)
European Origins, Conditions of Entry, and the Campaign Against Immigration	228	(7)
Northern and Western Europeans	228	(1)
Immigrants From Norway	229	(1)
Immigrants From Germany	229	(1)
A Successful Assimilation	229	(1)
Immigrant Laborers From Ireland and Southern and Eastern Europe	230	(1)
Gender	230	(1)
Ethnic and Religious Prejudice	231	(1)
Upward Mobility	232	(1)
Eastern European Jewish Immigrants and the Ethnic Enclave	232	(1)
The Enclave and Upward Mobility	233	(1)
Anti-Semitism	234	(1)
The Campaign Against Immigration	234	(1)
Comparative Focus: Immigration and Assimilation in Canada	235	(2)
Developments in the 20th Century: Mobility and Integration	237	(4)
Degree of Similarity	237	(1)
Ethnic Succession	238	(1)
Secondary Structural Assimilation	238	(2)
Continuing Industrialization and Structural Mobility	240	(1)
Comparing European Immigrants and Colonized Minority Groups	241	(2)
Will White Ethnicity Survive?	243	(3)
Ethnic Revivals	243	(1)
White Ethnicity in the 21st Century	244	(2)
Comparing Minority Groups: Immigration vs. Colonization	246	(1)
Main Points	246	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	247	(1)
Internet Research Project	247	(1)
For Further Reading	248	(1)
PART IV A Global View, Some Conclusions, and a Look to the Future	249	(36)
Dominant-Minority Relations in Cross-National Perspective	251	(23)
A Brief Review of Major Analytical Themes	252	(1)
A Global Tour	253	(17)
Canada	253	(2)
Northern Ireland	255	(1)
Germany	256	(2)
Switzerland	258	(1)
Former Yugoslavia	258	(1)
Rwanda	259	(2)
South Africa	261	(3)
The Middle East	264	(1)
Hawaii	265	(3)
Brazil	268	(2)
Analyzing Group Relations	270	(1)
Main Points	271	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	272	(1)
Internet Research Project	272	(1)
For Further Reading	272	(2)
Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future	274	(11)
The Importance of Subsistence Technology	274	(1)
The Importance of the Contact Situation, Group Competition, and Power	275	(2)
Diversity Within Minority Groups	277	(1)
Assimilation and Pluralism	278	(3)
Minority Group Progress and the Ideology of American Individualism	281	(1)
A Final Word	282	(1)
Questions for Review and Study	283	(2)
References	285	(14)
Index	299	(14)
About the Author	313