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This text is an introduction to the sociology of minority-dominant relations and was written for students who do not have extensive backgrounds in the social sciences. I have tried to make the subject matter coherent to these students, in part by applying a unified set of themes and concepts throughout the text. The analysis is consistent and continuous, even while examining multiple perspectives and a variety of viewpoints. This subject matter is highly controversial and filled with drama, tragedy, and triumph. I have tried to deal with the issues and tell the stories behind the issues in a way that makes the text both a pleasure to read and a demonstration of the power and importance of thinking sociologically.

Preface
An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups in the United States
Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts
The Diversity of Minority Group Experiences
What Is a Minority Group?
The Pattern of Inequality
The Visibility Factor Key Concepts in Dominant-Minority Relations Main Points For Further
Reading
Assimilation and Pluralism Assimilation Pluralism
Segmented Assimilation and Contemporary Immigrants Other Group Goals Conclusions Main Points For Further
Reading
Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudice Prejudice versus Discrimination Cognitive Aspects of Prejudice: Stereotypes Theories of Prejudice Types of Prejudice Main Points For Further
Reading
Prejudice in the 1990s: Is It Declining? The Decline of Prejudice Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination Modern Racism A Resurgence of Prejudice? Main Points For Further
Reading
Understanding the Past
Minority Groups in Preindusdtrial America: African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans
The Origins of Slavery in America
The Creation of Minority Status for Native Americans
The Creation of Minority Status for Mexican Americans
Conclusions: Comparing Minority Groups Main Points For Further
Reading
Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations
Industrialization and the Shift from Paternalistic to Rigid Competitive Group Relations
Immigrant Minority Groups African Americans
From Slavery to Segregation Late
Industrialization and Minority Groups
The Shift from Rigid to Fluid Competitive Relationships
Conclusion Main Points For Further
Reading
Understanding the Present
African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institional Discrimination and Racism
The End of De Jure Segregation Developments Outside the South Protest, Power, and Pluralism Black-White Relations Since the 1960s
Conclusions Main Points For Further
Reading
Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in Industrial Society
Native American Cultures Comparing Minority Groups Developments After the 1890s Protest and Resistance
Continuing Competition: The Modern Battle for Resources and the Struggle for Development
Native American-White Relations Since the 1960s Conclusions Main Points For Further
Reading
Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic
Enclaves Mexican Americans: Developments During the 20th Century
Puerto Ricans Cuban Americans Recent Immigration from Latin America and the Caribbean
Hispanic-White Relations in the 1990s Conclusions Main Points For Further
Reading
Asian Americans: Modes of Incorporation Asian Origins
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Chinese Americans Japanese
Americans Immigration from Asia Since 1965 Contemporary Asian
American-White Relations Comparing Minority Groups Main Points For Further
Reading
European Americans: Assimilation and the Persistence of Ethnicity European Origins
Initial Conditions of Entry Developments Since 1900: Mobility and Integation Main Points For Further
Reading
A Global View, a Summary, Some Conclusions, and a Look at the Future
Minority-Dominant Relations in Cross-National Perspective A Brief View of Major Analytical Themes A Global Tour Conclusions Main Points For Further
Reading
Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future Six Americans Revisited The Importance of Subsistence Technology The Importance of the Contact Situation, Gr
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