Racial and Ethnic Groups, 16th edition

Richard T. Schaefer

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Racial and Ethnic Groups highlights the changing dynamics of the US population. By presenting race and ethnic relations in a sociohistorical context, this text helps you to understand the past and to see how to shape the future. Author Richard Schaefer's narrative is driven by engaging first-person accounts that illuminate, and reveal the stories behind, the changing dynamics of the US population.

The 16th Edition provides an up-to-date exploration of intergroup relations in the US and abroad. New content includes expanded analysis of intersectionality, updated coverage of US refugee policy, discussions of the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic, and the latest on language use among the Indigenous people of Canada.

ISBN-13: 9780138105631

Subject: Sociology

Category: Sociology of Age/ Race /Class /Gender

Part 1: Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Groups

Exploring Race and Ethnicity
Prejudice and Racism
Discrimination

Part 2: Ethnic and Religious Sources of Conflict

Immigration
Ethnicity, Whiteness and Religion

Part 3: Major Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States

Native Americans: The First Americans
African Americans
African Americans Today
Latinos: Growth and Diversity
Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans
Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Cultures
Asian Pacific Americans: An Array of Nationalities
Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans
Jewish Americans: The Quest to Maintain Identity

Part 4: Other Patterns of Dominance

Women: The Oppressed Majority
Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective
Overcoming Exclusion