Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class
The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change - 6e Media Edition
1st Edition
Published on 14. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-1-4522-1651-5 (ISBN)
Description
Joseph F. Healey's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, Sixth Edition builds upon the bestselling status of the prior editions, praised for the author's writing style and the various effective pedagogical features that ensure students engage with core concepts in a meaningful way.
With many updates and revisions, this edition once again uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the United States with consistency and clarity. Chapter-ending current debates based on the writings of prominent scholars spark classroom discussion on important issues, and first-person accounts, 'Narrative Portraits', are threaded throughout the text to bring life to a variety of topics.
With many updates and revisions, this edition once again uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the United States with consistency and clarity. Chapter-ending current debates based on the writings of prominent scholars spark classroom discussion on important issues, and first-person accounts, 'Narrative Portraits', are threaded throughout the text to bring life to a variety of topics.
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Edition
Updated Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1116 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4522-1651-5 (9781452216515)
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Previous edition
Book
11/2011
6th Edition
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€94.28
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Person
Joseph F. Healey is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. He received his PhD in sociology and anthropology from the University of Virginia. An innovative and experienced teacher of numerous race and ethnicity courses, he has written articles on minority groups, the sociology of sport, social movements, and violence, and he is also the author of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research (10th ed., 2014).
Content
PART I AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MINORITY GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES
Chapter 01. Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts
Chapter 02. Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics
Chapter 03. Prejudice and Discrimination
PART II THE EVOLUTION OF DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Chapter 04. The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery
Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society
PART III UNDERSTANDING DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY
Chapter 06. African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism
Chapter 07. American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society
Chapter 08. Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves
Chapter 09. Asian Americans: "Model Minorities"?
PART IV: CHALLENGES FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
Chapter 10. New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges
Chapter 11. Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future
Chapter 01. Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts
Chapter 02. Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics
Chapter 03. Prejudice and Discrimination
PART II THE EVOLUTION OF DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Chapter 04. The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery
Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society
PART III UNDERSTANDING DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY
Chapter 06. African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism
Chapter 07. American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society
Chapter 08. Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves
Chapter 09. Asian Americans: "Model Minorities"?
PART IV: CHALLENGES FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
Chapter 10. New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges
Chapter 11. Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future