Provides an introduction to the dynamics of racial and ethnic relations. After summarizing key concepts and theories, this book develops a simple theoretical framework that guides the presentation of data on each of the prominent ethnic groups in America.

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.

Preface Chapter 1. Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations Race and EthnicityEthnic GroupsMinority GroupsEthnic DiscriminationTypes of DiscriminationThe Institutionalization of DiscriminationEthnic StratificationEthnic PrejudiceAdaptations to Prejudice and DiscriminationPassive AcceptanceMarginal ParticipationAssimilationWithdrawal and Self-SegregationRebellion and RevoltOrganized ProtestEthnogenesis Summary Points of DebateKey Terms
Chapter 2. Explaining Ethnic Relations Theories of Ethnic RelationsAssimilation TheoriesPluralism TheoriesBiological TheoriesHuman Ecology TheoriesPower and Stratification TheoriesA Unified Theory of Ethnic Relations Summary Points of DebateKey Terms
Chapter 3. The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic AntagonismEarly Colonization of AmericaThe Anglo-SaxonsThe Early ColonistsThe Cultural and Institutional Legacy of Early ColonizationThe Core CultureThe Core Institutional StructuresAnglo-Saxon Hegemony and the Dynamics of Ethnicity The Domination of the Anglo-Saxon CureThe Anglo-Saxon Core and the Dynamics of DiscriminationSummary Points of DebateKey Terms
Chapter 4.
White Ethnic Americans Resource Shares of White Ethnic Groups Irish AmericansIdentifiability of Irish AmericansNegative Beliefs about Irish AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Irish AmericansThe Stratification of Irish AmericansItalian AmericansIdentifiability of Italian AmericansNegative Beliefs about Italian AmericansStratification of Italian AmericansJewish AmericansIdentifiability of Jewish AmericansNegative Beliefs about Jewish AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Jewish AmeriansThe Stratification of Jewish Americans Summary Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
Chapter 5. African AmericansResource Shares of African AmericansThe Impoverishment of African AmericansThe Income of African AmericansThe Occupation Distribution of African AmericansEducational Attainment of African AmericansHousing of African AmericansLife Span of African AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against African AmericansIdentifiability of African AmericansNegative Beliefs about African AmericansInstitutionalized Discrimination against African AmericansStratification of African AmericansAffluent and Poor African Americans: The Widening GapThe African American Underclass: Myth or Reality?Threats and Hostility toward African AmericansResponding to DiscriminationProtest during SlaveryProtest after SlaveryThe Last Fifty Years Summary Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
Chapter 6. Native AmericansOn the Verge of ExtinctionResource Shares of Native AmericansIncome of Native AmericansOccupational Distribution of Native AmericansEducational Attainment of Native AmericansLife Span of Native AmericansHousing of Native AmericansPoverty of Native AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Native AmericansIdentifiability of Native AmericansNegative Beliefs about Native AmericansInstitutionalized Discrimination against Native AmericansStratification of Native AmericansResponding to DiscriminationWar as a Nonviable ResponseRetreatism as Another Nonviable ResponsePan-Indianism and EthnogenesisThe Economic BattleSummary Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
Chapter 7. LatinosResource Shares of LatinosPoverty Levels of LatinosIncome of LatinosOccupational Distribution of LatinosEducational Attainment of LatinosLife Span of LatinosHousing of LatinosMexican AmericansIdentifiability of ChicanosThe History of Mexican Americans: Conquest, Displacement, and ExploitationNegative Beliefs about ChicanosThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Mexican AmericansStratification of the Mexican-Origin PopulationPuerto RicansIdentifiability of Puerto RicansNegative Beliefs about Puerto RicansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Puerto RicansStratification of Puerto RicansCuban AmericansNegative Beliefs about Cuban AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Cuban AmericansStratification of Cuban Americans Summary Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
Chapter 8.
Asian and Pacific Island Americans Asian AmericansResource Shares of Asian AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Asian AmericansStratification of Asian AmericansResponding to DiscriminationThe Precarious Situation for Asian AmericansPacific Islanders: A Short Exploratory NoteResource Shares of Pacific IslandersIdentifiability of Pacific IslandersNegative Beliefs about Pacific IslandersInstitutionalized Discrimination against Pacific IslandersStratification of Pacific Islanders Summary Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
Chapter 9.
Arab AmericansWho Are Arab Americans?A Profile of Arab AmericansA Short History of Arab American Immigration Resource Shares of Arab AmericansIncomes of Arab AmericansPoverty among Arab AmericansLabor Force Participation among Arab AmericansEducational Attainment of Arab AmericansThe Dynamics of Discrimination against Arab AmericansIdentifiability of Arab AmericansNegative Beliefs about Arab AmericansInstitutionalized Discrimination against Arab AmericansResponding to Discrimination: EthnogenesisSummary Points of DebateKey Terms
Chapter 10. The Future of Ethnicity in AmericaThe New ImmigrantsCountries of OriginConsequences of the New Immigration PatternsReasons for the Shift in Immigration PatternsSettlement Patterns of the New ImmigrantsOther Characteristics of the New Immigrants The Immigration DilemmaThe Future Dynamic of DiscriminationLatinos and the American FutureAsian Americans in the FutureAfrican Americans in the FutureNew Patterns of Ethnic MixingThe Problematic Nature of a Multicultural AmericaConclusion: The Ongoing Struggle for Social Justice in U.S. Society Points of DebateKey Terms/Key Legislation
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