Race and Ethnicity in America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iceland, John, 1970-

Contributor:

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Local Subjects:

Sociology.

Summary:

Race and Ethnicity I Sociology I Social Problems Race and Ethnicity in America examines patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality over recent decades. John Iceland shows how color lines in the United States have generally softened over time but deep-seated inequalities remain-generally, blacks, American Indians, and some groups of Hispanics fare less well than others. Among these racial and ethnic groups, the underlying causes of the disadvantages vary, ranging from the legacy of racism, current discrimination, differences of human capital, the unfolding process of immigrant incorporation, to cultural responses to structural conditions. Throughout the hook, Iceland also demonstrates that the ways Americans define racial and ethnic groups influence our understanding of patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Conversations about Race 1

2 Race and Ethnicity and Causes of Inequality 9

3 Black-White Inequality 30

4 Hispanics and Asians 61

5 American Indians 92

6 The Multiracial Population 109

7 International Comparisons and Policy Debates 125

8 Conclusion: American Color Lines 149.

ISBN:

9780520286924