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Synopsis
A sociologist examines the origins and development of ethnic stereotypes and prejudice against Jews, Italians, Blacks, Hispanics, Orientals, Poles, and Wasps
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About the Author
William B. Helmreich is professor of sociology at CUNY Graduate Center and City College of New York and served as director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Queens College. He is author of eleven books, including The World of the Yeshiva: An Intimate Portrait of American Orthodoxy and Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America, which won the 1993 National Jewish Book Award.
Review
"[Helmreich] handles the subject with delicacy and finesse.... The result is enlightening, provocative, but sensitive as well. Helmreich has cast his net widely, drawn on vast amounts of literature, and condensed his findings into a readable format spiced with anecdotes, jokes, and other lively materials. This should be a popular book."
—Library Journal
"A dazzling treasure trove of bigotry, prejudice, stereotypes, and half-truths. With it, Professor Helmreich refuses to recoil in horror from stereotypes but rather makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of them by pinning down the component of truth that might be found lurking behind prejudice. It is a brave and sensitive book."
—Andrew M. Greeley
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0385156065
- ISBN 13 9780385156066
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages276
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