Understanding Diversity: An Introduction - Softcover

Pincus, Fred L.; Ellis, Bryan R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162637953X ISBN 13: 9781626379534

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2021

Synopsis

What is diversity? How does prejudice show itself? What are the societal consequences of discrimination? Has anything changed over the past 50 years? These are just some of the questions addressed in Understanding Diversity, an introduction to the issues and controversies surrounding concepts of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated, as well as expanded to include a chapter on immigration, discussion of the varied impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a section on gender diversity. The student-friendly structure of the book, however, remains unchanged. Accessible and practical, yet theoretically rich, Understanding Diversity is the perfect companion to the diversity anthology of your choice. 

CONTENTS:

• What Is Diversity?
• The Language of Diversity.
• Class: The 1 Percent vs. the 99 Percent?
• Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination.
• Immigration: Borders and Bridges.
• Men and Women: Why Feminism Still Matters.
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
• Disability: How Society Handicaps People.
• Toward Change: Activism and Social Movements.

About this title

About the Author

<BiographicalNote textformat="02">&lt;b>  Fred L. Pincus &lt;/b> is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  <BiographicalNote textformat="02">&lt;b> Bryan R. Ellis &lt;/b> is senior lecturer in the Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162637953X
• ISBN 13: 9781626379534
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 247