Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

by Healey, Joseph F.

• ISBN13: 9781412958622
• ISBN10: 1412958628
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781412915212, 9781452275734
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-21
• Publisher: Pine Forge Pr
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Summary

Joseph F. Healey's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, Fifth Edition builds upon the bestselling status of the four prior editions, praised for the author's writing style and the various effective pedagogical features that ensure students engage with core concepts in a meaningful way. With many updates and revisions, this edition once again uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the United States with consistency and clarity. Chapter-ending current debates based on the writings of prominent scholars spark classroom discussion on important issues, and first-person accounts, "Narrative Portraits," are threaded throughout the text to bring life to a variety of topics.New to the Fifth Edition Offers briefer and more accessible format without sacrificing rigor Combines Chapters 3 and 4 to better illustrate the relationship between the individual level and societal level factors that create racial, ethnic, and gender prejudice and conflict Incorporates Chapter 13 on global and comparative dynamics into the rest of the book for more integrated global coverage in every chapter Presents a new four-color design throughout the text to make it more appealing and dynamic Provides new maps of the world and more global examples throughout the text and in Comparative Focus boxes Includes new data and a case study on the racial and ethnic consequences of Hurricane Katrina Contains more information on New Immigrants including Arab Americans, Caribbean Americans, and other groups that have become part of the social fabric of the United States in recent yearsAccompanied by High Quality Ancillaries! Instructors' Resources on CD-ROM include updated chapter overviews, classroom activities, and suggestions for discussion; new and updated test questions including multiple choice questions, true/false questions, and essay questions; PowerPoint slides consisting of lecture outlines, exhibits, and examples; and exhibits. Qualified instructors can receive a copy of the IRCD by contacting SAGE Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243), 6 am - 5

Author Biography

Joseph F. Healey is Professor of Sociology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia.

Table of Contents

Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts

Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics

Prejudice and Discrimination

The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Pre-Industrial America: The Origins of Slavery

Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society

African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves

Asian Americans: "Model Minorities"?

New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges

Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future

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