American Ethnicity: The Dynamics and Consequences of Discrimination - Softcover

Jr. Adalberto Aguirre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070006253 ISBN 13: 9780070006256

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1995

Synopsis

AMERICAN ETHNICITY: THE DYNAMICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DISCRIMINATION is designed to be used for courses in race and ethnic relations in sociology and ethnic studies departments. Its brevity and low cost relative to competitors provide flexibility for professors who want to assign supplementary readings. This book begins with a general discussion of the sociocultural context of racial and ethnic relations and then devotes separate chapters to each of the major racial and ethnic groups in American--African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and White Ethnic Americans. The distinguishing feature of the book is that each group is examined in terms of the same framework: Resource Shares (money, power, education, prestige, longevity, etc.), Dynamics of Discrimination (cultural beliefs and institutional arrangements, Stratification, and Responding to Discrimination. This common framework and use of common headings allows students to compare ethnic populations with each other.

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About the Author

Adalberto Aguirre, Jr., is professor of sociology at the University of California at Riverside. He is the author many articles in professional journals. He is also written over five books, including Race, Racism, and the Death Penalty in the United States, Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in American Criminal Justice, and Chicanos in Higher Education: Dilemmas for the 21st Century.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0070006253
• ISBN 13: 9780070006256
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258