Diversity and Society: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender, 2011/2012 Update

by Joseph Healey

Overview

Derived in part from Joseph F. Healey’s best-selling text Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, this accessible 10-chapter text teaches concepts and theories through current, engaging topics, such as the Obama election and presidency and the economic recession. An analysis of minority-dominant relations is presented clearly, reinforced through case studies, and enhanced through gender and comparative perspectives. Particular emphasis is given to the history of race and ethnicity in the United States with more coverage than any other brief text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412994330
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/02/2011
Edition description:	Updated
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Joseph F. Healey is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. He received his PhD in sociology and anthropology from the University of Virginia. An innovative and experienced teacher of numerous race and ethnicity courses, he has written articles on minority groups, the sociology of sport, social movements, and violence, and he is also the author of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research (10th ed., 2014).

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups in the United States
1. Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts
2. Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics toWhite Americans
Part II. The Evolution of Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States
3. The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery
4. 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
5. African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism
6. American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society
7. Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves
8. Asian Americans: "Model Minorities"?
Part IV. Challenges for the Present and the Future
9. New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges
10. Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
Appendix: Selections From CQ Researcher
Census Controversy: Should Undocumented Immigrants Be Counted?
Women in the Military: Should Combat Roles Be Fully Open to Women?
Future of Globalization: Is the Recession Triggering Deglobalization?