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Race, ethnicity, gender and class : the sociology of group conflict and change / Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick and Eileen O'Brien.

By: Healey, Joseph F, 1945- [author].
Contributor(s): Stepnick, Andi [author] | O'Brien, Eileen, 1972- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, [2018]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Eighth edition.Description: xxvii, various pagings : color illustrations, 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781506346946 (paperback).Subject(s): Minorities -- United States | Ethnicity -- United States | Group identity -- United States | Social conflict -- United States | United States -- Race relations | United States -- Ethnic relations | United States -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 305.800973
Contents:
Part I: An introduction to the study of minority groups in the United States -- Diversity in the United States : questions and concepts -- Assimilation and pluralism : from immigrants to white ethnics -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Part II: The evolution of dominant-minority relations in the United States -- The development of dominant-minority group relations in preindustrial America : the origins of slavery -- Industrialization and dominant-minority relations : from slavery to segregation and the coming of postindustrial society -- Part III: Understanding dominant-minority relations in the United States today -- African Americans: From segregation to modern racism and institutional discrimination -- Native Americans : from conquest to survival in a postindustrial society -- Hispanic Americans : colonization, immigration, and ethnic enclaves -- Asian Americans : model minorities? -- New Americans, immigration, assimilation, and old challenges -- Part IV: Other groups, other patterns -- Gender -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans -- Dominant-minority relations in a cross-national perspective -- Part V: Challenges for the president and the future -- Minority groups and U.S. society : themes, patterns, and the future.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award--enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.

Known for its clear and engaging writing, the bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Classhas been thoroughly updated to be fresher, more relevant, and more accessible to undergraduates. The Eighth Editionretains the same use of sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the U.S. and for examining the variety of experiences within each minority group, particularly differences between those of men and women. This edition also puts greater emphasis on intersectionality, gender, and sexual orientation that will offer students a deeper understanding of diversity.

New to this Edition

New co-author Andi Stepnick adds fresh perspectives from her teaching and research on race, gender, social movements, and popular culture. The text has been thoroughly updated from hundreds of new sources to reflect the latest research, current events, and changes in U.S. society. 80 new and updated graphs, tables, maps, and graphics draw on a wide range of sources, including the U.S. Census, Gallup, and Pew. 35 new internet activities provide opportunities for students to apply concepts by exploring oral history archives, art exhibits, video clips, and other online sites.

Includes bibliographical references (pages B1-B-46) and index.

Part I: An introduction to the study of minority groups in the United States -- Diversity in the United States : questions and concepts -- Assimilation and pluralism : from immigrants to white ethnics -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Part II: The evolution of dominant-minority relations in the United States -- The development of dominant-minority group relations in preindustrial America : the origins of slavery -- Industrialization and dominant-minority relations : from slavery to segregation and the coming of postindustrial society -- Part III: Understanding dominant-minority relations in the United States today -- African Americans: From segregation to modern racism and institutional discrimination -- Native Americans : from conquest to survival in a postindustrial society -- Hispanic Americans : colonization, immigration, and ethnic enclaves -- Asian Americans : model minorities? -- New Americans, immigration, assimilation, and old challenges -- Part IV: Other groups, other patterns -- Gender -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans -- Dominant-minority relations in a cross-national perspective -- Part V: Challenges for the president and the future -- Minority groups and U.S. society : themes, patterns, and the future.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Joseph F. Healey is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. He received his Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology from the University of Virginia. An experienced, innovative teacher of numerous race and ethnicity courses, he has written articles on minority groups, the sociology of sport, social movements, and violence. He is also the author of Diversity and Society (SAGE) and Statistics: A Tool For Social Research.Andrea "Andi" Stepnick is Professor of Sociology at Belmont University. She researches gender and social movements, popular culture, and pedagogy. She regularly conducts a variety of workshops and seminars on workplace diversity issues. Her work has appeared in Teaching Sociology, Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, Teaching Social Problems, The Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, and The American Sociological Association′s Guide for Teaching Sociology of the Body. In fall 2007, she initiated two new community service programs at Belmont to help Nashville′s homeless population and to work towards prison reform. Andi teaches classes in the Sociology of Gender; Family Problems; the Sociology of Health, Illness & the Body; Restorative Justice; Visual Sociology; and Men, Masculinity & Media. In 2005-06, she earned one of Belmont′s most prestigious teaching awards, the Presidential Faculty Achievement Award, for her contributions to students′ intellectual, personal, and professional needs.Eileen O′Brienis Associate Professor of Sociology at Hampton Roads, Virginia, campus of Saint Leo University. Her research interests include White Anitracism and Race in the Military. She regularly teaches courses on Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Stratification, Social Interaction, Social Theory, and Social Research Methods.
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