Diversity in America / Vincent N. Parrillo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parrillo, Vincent N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--United States--History.

Cultural pluralism.

United States.

History.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

The fourth edition of Diversity in America uses both sociology and history to provide insights into U.S. diversity. The author squarely addresses the topics generating so much invective, passion, and raucous debate in American society today: Do we have too much immigration? Is multiculturalism a threat? Are we no longer sufficiently American? The book offers a sociohistorical perspective on socially constructed myths about our past, misunderstandings about our present, and anxieties about our future.

New to the Fourth Edition

Covers the most recent and relevant studies not only in sociology but in many other related fields as well.

Contains a thorough updating of all statistics and information in every chapter, including the latest data from the 2010 Census.

Provides the reader with insights into the nation's increased multi-ethnic and multiracial future based on new population projections for 2050.

Captures recent discussions of fears about terrorism and concerns about illegal immigration, especially in Chapter 8 on multiculturalism after 9/11.

Features recent world events that place U.S. multiculturalism in a comparative perspective to other developed countries-in "The Larger Context" sections in every chapter.

Augmented with new graphs, tables, and photographs throughout. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Perception and Reality 1

What This Book Is All About 3

Seeing Is Believing, but Is It Knowing? 5

The Cultural Homogeneity Myth 6

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Pluralism 7

Early Advocates 7

Assimilationists Prevail 8

The Reassertion of Pluralism 9

The Multiculturalist Challenge 9

The Melting Pot 10

Overstating Ethnic Intermarriages 10

No Racial Minorities 11

Emerson's Vision 11

Turner's Frontier 12

Zangwill's White Fusion 13

Recent Studies on Intermarriage 13

The Dillingham Flaw 14

The Dillingham Commission 15

The Concept of the Dillingham Flaw 16

The Dillingham Flaw Chain Reaction 17

Believing Is Seeing 18

The Boundary Flaw 18

Understanding Today by Knowing about Yesterday 19

Notes 19

2 Diversity in Aboriginal America 22

The Larger Context 24

Diversity in Language 25

The Interdependence of Language and Culture 25

Language and Social Reality 26

Diversity in Gender Roles 27

Division of Labor 27

Status and Influence 28

Diversity in Clothing 29

Northwestern Native Americans 29

Southwestern Native Americans 30

Northern Plains Native Americans 30

Southeastern Native Americans 30

Northeastern Native Americans 31

Diversity in Housing 33

Large Communal Structures 33

Single-Family Dwellings 34

Diversity in Social Organization 35

Social Status Variations 35

Northwestern Slavery 36

Southeastern Caste Systems 36

Iroquois Consensus-Building 37

Variances in Tribal Organization 37

Diversity in Values 38

The Next Horizon 39

Notes 39

3 Diversity in Colonial Times 41

The Larger Context 42

Cultural Pluralism 43

Colonial Beginnings 46

A Patchwork Quilt of Ethnic Settlements 46

Diversity in the Early Settlements 47

Geographic Variances in Diversity 48

The New England Colonies 48

The Middle Colonies 48

The Southern Colonies 51

African Diversity on the Plantations 52

Three Regional Cultures 52

Religious Diversity 54

Religious Intolerance 55

The Great Awakening 56

The Legacy of Religious Pluralism 57

A Kaleidoscope Society 57

Minority Separatism 58

The Multicultural Revolutionary Army 59

The Next Horizon 60

Notes 60

4 Diversity in the Early National Period 62

The Larger Context 63

Building a National Identity 64

Arts and Letters 64

Linguistic Independence 65

Religious Independence 65

Social Structure and Social Class 66

Religion, Power, and Group Consciousness 67

Religion and Politics 68

Parallel Religious Institutions 69

The Nation's First Census 70

The Other Side of the Coin 71

Eurocentric Use of Census Data 71

Expanding Territory and Diversity 73

The Drop in Immigration 75

The Significance of Natural Population Growth 75

Emergence of a Common Culture 76

Decline of Foreign Languages 77

Antiforeign Responses 77

The False Horizon 78

Notes 81

5 Diversity in the Age of Expansion 82

The Larger Context 83

Travelers Discover the Ethnic Mosaic 84

Tocqueville's Dismay at Racial Suffering 84

Martineau's Defense of Immigrants 86

Olmsted's Reaction to Isolated Ethnic Communities 87

The French 87

America's "Flanders" 87

America's "Little Paris 88

French Immigration 88

The Irish 89

America's First Ghetto People 89

Labor, Religion, and Politics 89

The Germans 90

The "German Athens" 91

German Diversity 91

Native Americans 92

Assimilation Efforts 93

"As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs" 93

The End of Forever 94

The Africans 95

Southern Blacks 95

Northern Blacks 97

The Chinese 97

The Mexicans 98

Intergroup Conflicts 99

The Next Horizon 100

Notes 101

6 Diversity in the Industrial Age 103

The Larger Context 106

Minority Family Economies 106

Population Diversity 107

African Americans 108

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 111

Hispanic Americans 112

Native Americans 113

Middle Eastern Americans 114

Northern and Western European Americans 115

Southern, Central, and Eastern European Americans 117

Intergroup Conflicts 118

The Next Horizon 119

Notes 121

7 Diversity in the Information Age 122

A Different America 123

The Larger Context 124

The Human Element 125

Unexpected Consequences 126

Institutionalizing Minority Rights 126

The Europeans 128

Asians and Pacific Islanders 128

Black Americans 131

Hispanic Americans 133

North Africans and Middle Easterners 136

Native Americans 137

Religious Diversity 138

The Next Horizon 139

Notes 440

8 Diversity in Today's World 142

Terrorism 143

The Larger Context 144

U.S. Government Responses 145

American Public Responses 147

Measuring Social Distance 149

Illegal Immigration 150

The Larger Context 151

Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States 152

Public Attitudes 153

What about Tomorrow? 156

Notes 157

9 Intergenerational Comparisons 159

Why Are Voices Raised against Immigration? 160

Religious, Racial, and Cultural Biases 160

Economic Competition 161

The "Tipping Point" 161

Today Isn't Yesterday, or Is It? 162

Immigration Rate 163

Immigration Rate Caveats 165

Foreign-Born Population 166

Race in America 167

Mainstream Americans 170

Mainstream American Caveats 172

The "Wall" 173

Perception and Reality 174

The Larger Context 175/

Today's Patterns in Perspective 177

Notes 178

10 Is Multiculturalism a Threat? 180

The Umbrellas of Multiculturalism 182

The Inclusionists 182

The Separatists 183

The Integrative Pluralists 184

The Larger Context 185

Roses and Thorns 187

The "Thorns" of Multiculturalism 188

The "Immigrant Thorns" 188

The "Language Thorns" 190

The "Cultural Thorns" 191

The "Racial Thorns" 192

The "Roses" of Multiculturalism 193

The "Immigrant Roses" 194

The "Language Roses" 194

The "Cultural Roses" 197

The "Racial Roses" 198

Is Multiculturalism the Enemy? 199

Notes 200

11 The Next Horizon 202

The 21st Century 203

The Larger Context 204

U.S. Population Predictions 206

The Alarm Bells Ring 207

Resetting the Alarm 208

The Dillingham Flaw in Reverse 209

Factors Influencing Change 210

Interethnic Marriages and Children of Mixed Ancestry 211

Interracial Marriages and Biracial Children 211

The Challenge of Racial Diversity 213

Increased Religious Diversity 214

The Mainstreaming of Women 216

The Ever-Changing Mosaic 216

Notes 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781612052533

1612052533

9781612052540

1612052541

OCLC:

793581484