Race, ethnicity, gender, and class : the sociology of group conflict and change.: the sociology of group conflict and change. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Healey, Joseph F, 1945-; Stepnick, Andi; O'Brien, Eileen, 1972-
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MINORITY GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES; 1. Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts; Some American Stories; Minority Groups: Trends and Questions; Questions about the Future, Sociology, and the Plan of This Book; What Is a Minority Group?; Patterns of Inequality; Visible Distinguishing Traits: Race and Gender; Key Concepts in Dominant–Minority Relations; A Global Perspective; Conclusion; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 2. Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics; Assimilation; Pluralism; Other Group Relationships; From Immigrants to White Ethnics; Patterns of Assimilation; Variations in Assimilation; The Descendants of the Immigrants Today; Contemporary Immigrants: Does the Traditional Perspective Apply?; Implications for Examining Dominant–Minority Relations; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 3. Prejudice and Discrimination; Prejudice and Discrimination; Prejudice; Sociological Causes of Prejudice; The Persistence of Prejudice; Recent Trends: Traditional Prejudice and Modern Racism; Hate Crimes; The Sociology of Prejudice; Summary; Key Terms; Review Question; Student Study Site; PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF DOMINANT–MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES; 4. The Development of Dominant–Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery; The Origins of Slavery in America; The Creation of Minority Status for Native Americans and Mexican Americans; Comparing Minority Groups; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 5. Industrialization and Dominant–Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society; Industrialization and the Shift From Paternalistic to Rigid Competitive Group Relations; The Impact of Industrialization on the Racial Stratification of African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation; The Origins of Black Protest; The Dimensions of Minority-Group Status; Industrialization, the Shift to Postindustrial Society, and Dominant–Minority Group Relations: General Trends; Postindustrial Society and the Shift From Rigid to Fluid Competitive Relationships; Modern Institutional Discrimination; Social Change and Minority-Group Activism; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; PART III: UNDERSTANDING DOMINANT–MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY; 6. African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Racism and Institutional Discrimination; The End of De Jure Segregation; Developments Outside the South; Protest, Power, and Pluralism; Black–White Relations Since the 1960s: Issues and Trends; Prejudice and Discrimination; Assimilation and Pluralism; Is the Glass Half Empty of Half Full?; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 7. Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society; Size of the Group; Native American Cultures; Relations With the Federal Government After the 1890s; Protest and Resistance; Contemporary American Indian–White Relations; Prejudice and Discrimination; Assimilation and Pluralism; Comparing Minority Groups; Progress and Challenges; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 8. Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves; Mexican Americans; Puerto Ricans; Cuban Americans; Prejudice and Discrimination; Assimilation and Pluralism; Assimilation and Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans and the Evolution of the American Racial Other; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 9. Asian Americans: Model Minorities?; Origins and Cultures; Contact Situations and the Development of the Chinese American and Japanese American Communities; Comparing Minority Groups; Contemporary Immigration From Asia; Prejudice and Discrimination; Assimilation and Pluralism; Comparing Minority Groups: Explaining Asian American Success; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 10. New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges; Current Immigration; New Hispanic Groups: Immigrants From the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Colombia; Non-Hispanic Immigrants From the Caribbean; Contemporary Immigration From Asia; Middle Eastern and Arab Americans; Immigrants From Africa; Modes of Incorporation; Immigration: Issues and Controversies; Is Contemporary Assimilation Segmented?; Recent Immigration in Historical and Global Context; New Immigrants and Old Issues; Summary; Review Questions; Student Study Site; PART IV: OTHER GROUPS, OTHER PATTERNS; 11. Gender; The Sociology of Gender: The Basics; History and Background of Gender Relations; Movements for Gender Equality; Sexism and Discrimination; Assimilation and Pluralism; Conclusions and Implications for Dominant–Minority Relations; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 12. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Americans; Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, and Sexual Behavior; History and Background of Same-Sex Relationships; Gay Liberation Movements; Recent Trends and Issues; Homophobia and Heterosexism; Assimilation and Pluralism; Conclusions and Implications for Dominant–Minority Relations; Summary; Key Terms; Review Questions; Student Study Site; 13. Dominant–Minority Relations in Cross-National Perspective; A Brief Review of Major Analytical Themes; A Snapshot of Global Diversity; A Global Tour; Analyzing Group Relations; Summary; Review Questions; Student Study Site; PART V: CHALLENGES FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE; 14. Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future; Revisiting Some Americans; The Importance of Subsistence Technology; The Importance of the Contact Situation, Group Competition, and Power; The Importance of Intersectionality; Assimilation and Pluralism; Minority-Group Progress and the Ideology of American Individualism; A Final Word; Summary; Student Study Site; Glossary; References; Index;
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.800973; Minorities -- United States; Ethnicity; Racism; Group identity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506399751
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