Race and ethnic relations : American and global perspectives / Martin N. Marger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marger, Martin N., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations.

Ethnic relations.

United States--Ethnic relations.

United States.

United States--Race relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 638 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Other Title:

Race & ethnic relations

Place of Publication:

Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2006.

Summary:

[In this text, the author] presents [an] approach to the study of race and ethnic relations that will further your understanding of the growing ethnic diversity within and across societies, helping you see the big picture behind modern ethnic conflict. [He] begins with a succinct presentation of the field's most important theories and concepts, then thoroughly examines American ethnic groups and relations, and concludes with an exploration of comparable patterns in other ethnically diverse societies including South Africa, Canada, Brazil, Northern Ireland, and the former Yugoslavia.-Back cover.

Contents:

Nature of ethnic relations: Introduction, some basic concepts; Ethnic stratification, power and inequality; Techniques of dominance, prejudice and discrimination; Patterns of ethnic relations, assimilation and pluralism

Ethnicity in the United States: Foundations of the American ethnic hierarchy; Native Americans; Italian Americans; Jewish Americans; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Asian Americans; Current and future issues of race and ethnicity in the United States

Ethnic relations in comparative perspective: South Africa, society in transition; Brazil, ethnic paradise?; Canada, ethnic model of the future?; Northern Ireland, enduring ethnic conflict?; Global issues of ethnic conflict and change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-621) and index.

ISBN:

0495003689

9780495003687

OCLC:

61758959

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