Race and Ethnicity in America / John Iceland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iceland, John, author.

Series:

Sociology in the 21st century ; 2.

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Minorities--United States--Social conditions.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Race and Ethnicity in America examines patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality over recent decades. John Iceland shows how color lines have generally softened over time in the United States but deep-seated inequalities remain-generally, blacks, American Indians, and some Hispanics fare less well than others. Among these 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, and cultural responses to structural conditions. Throughout the book, Iceland also demonstrates that the ways Americans define racial and ethnic groups, along with changing patterns of identification in the U.S. population, influence our understanding of patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations and Tables

Acknowledgments

1. Conversations about Race

2. Race and Ethnicity and Causes of Inequality

3. Black-White Inequality

4. Hispanics and Asians

5. American Indians

6. The Multiracial Population

7. International Comparisons and Policy Debates

8. Conclusion: American Color Lines

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780520961975

0520961978

OCLC:

967529274