They and we : racial and ethnic relations in the United States / Peter I. Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Peter I., 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--United States.

Minorities.

United States.

Discrimination--United States.

Discrimination.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2006]

Summary:

They and We, 6th edition, offers a jargon-free introduction to the critical study of America's people, their origins, and encounters. In addition to a four-chapter section section devoted to the social history of our diverse populations, the author examines the roots of prejudice, patterns of discrimination, the meaning of "minority status," and the issues of power, politics, and pluralism. This fully updated edition assesses recent political crises such as occurred in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the war and occupation in Iraq, and continuing debates over multiculturalism. Particular attention is paid to continuing struggles for group rights among those most beleaguered, reactions to the dramatic increases in immigration from Asia and Latin America, and the resurgence of nativism among those who once again feel threatened by "alien" forces.

Contents:

Contexts and concepts

Race, ethnicity, and the sociological perspective

Constructions of reality

Encounters

Natives, settlers, and slaves

From immigrants to ethnics

From other shores

The dilemmas of diversity

Attitudes, actions, and minority reactions

The nature of prejudice

Patterns of discrimination

In the minority

Power, politics, and pluralism

Pride and protest

Social physics

The meanings of multiculturalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1594512051

1594511411

159451142X

OCLC:

61229635