They and We : Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States

by Rose, Peter Isaac

• ISBN13: 9780070536401
• ISBN10: 0070536406
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-02-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Summary

One of the most widely recognized and best-known introductions to the study of race and ethnic relations in the United States, They and We is the book by which many of today's social scientists were first introduced to the sociology of intergroup relations. Praised for its engaging, even-handed, jargon-free style, They and We draws students into the excitement of learning about this society and the ways by which to analyze its complexities. Chapters are self-contained essays which, woven together, provide a seamless overview of intergroup relations. The Fifth Edition has been divided into four sections -- Concepts and Contexts, The American People, Attitudes, Actions, and Reactions, and Power, Politics, and Pluralism -- and gives increased emphasis to the histories and experiences of all of America's peoples.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Concepts and Contexts	p. 1
Race, Ethnicity, and the Sociological Perspective	p. 3
The American People	p. 21
Natives, Settlers, and Slaves	p. 23
From Immigrants to Ethnics	p. 43
Dilemmas of Diversity	p. 77
Attitudes, Actions, and Reactions	p. 107
The Nature of Prejudice	p. 109
Patterns of Discrimination	p. 138
In the Minority	p. 165
Power, Politics, and Pluralism	p. 189
Pride and Protest	p. 191
Social Physics	p. 216
The Meanings of Multiculturalism	p. 239
Selected Bibliography	p. 257
Permissions and Acknowledgments	p. 277
Index	p. 279
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