Racial and ethnic groups

Racial and ethnic groups

by Schaefer, Richard T.

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"Understanding race and ethnic relations is essential to understanding the United States -- where we've been as well as where we're going. Throughout the fourteenth edition of Racial and Ethnic Groups, author Richard T. Schaefer helps students view race and ethnic relations in a socio-historical context, so they can understand the past and best shape the future. The text's student-friendly framework is packed with engaging first-person accounts that illuminate the changing dynamics of the U.S. …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Racial and ethnic groups / Richard T. Schaefer, DePaul University.

Summary

"Understanding race and ethnic relations is essential to understanding the United States -- where we've been as well as where we're going. Throughout the fourteenth edition of Racial and Ethnic Groups, author Richard T. Schaefer helps students view race and ethnic relations in a socio-historical context, so they can understand the past and best shape the future. The text's student-friendly framework is packed with engaging first-person accounts that illuminate the changing dynamics of the U.S. population, and reveal the stories behind these changes. Incorporating the latest statistics and data, Racial and Ethnic Groups enables educators to stay current in this ever-changing area of study"--The publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015
  • Edition:Fourteenth edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pearson
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2015

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxviii, 421 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780133770995, 0133770990, 9780133773651, 0133773655
  • oclc:ocn861554701
  • LC Classification:E184.A1
  • Dewey Decimal:305.800973

Table of Contents

Exploring race and ethnicity -- Prejudice -- Discrimination -- Immigration -- Ethnicity and religion -- Native Americans : the first Americans -- African Americans -- African Americans today -- Latinos : the largest minority -- Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans -- Muslim and Arab Americans : diverse minorities -- Asian Americans : growth and diversity -- Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans -- Jewish Americans : quest to maintain identity -- Women : the oppressed majority -- Beyond the United States : the comparative perspective -- Overcoming exclusion.

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