Asian America : sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives / Pawan Dhingra and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dhingra, Pawan

Contributor:

Rodriguez, Robyn Magalit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.

Physical Description:

vii, 243 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Polity Press, 2014.

Summary:

"[The authors] critically examine key sociological and interdisciplinary topics through the experiences of Asian Americans, including social hierarchies (of race, gender, and sexuality), work and class, education, family, culture, identity, media, pan-ethnicity, social movements, and politics. ... In addition, this text takes students beyond the boundaries of the United States to cultivate a comparative and global understanding of the Asian experience"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality

Arrival and history

Class and work lives

Education

Family and personal relations

Citizenship

Media and popular culture

Identity

Inter-minority relations

Social movements and politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-233) and index.

ISBN:

9780745647043

0745647049

9780745647036

0745647030

OCLC:

856054949