Color Lines and Racial Angles

The third volume in The Society Pages series tackles race, ethnicity, and diversity in contemporary American society. As with our previous volumes, the chapters are organized into three main sections. "Core Contributions" exemplifies how sociologists and other social scientists think about race-related groups and topics-in this case the demographics of race, the construction of group identities, and the social psychology of prejudice and racism. Chapters in the "Cultural Contexts" section engage race and diversity in and through cultural realms-ranging from mass media and sports to the environment-in which powerful racial dimensions are sometimes overlooked. Finally, the "Critical Takes" chapters provide sociological commentary, perspective, and reflections on the problematic structure and future of race relations in the United States.

About the author

Douglas Hartmann is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. His research interests focus on race and ethnicity, multiculturalism, popular culture (including sports and religion), and contemporary American society. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners manage to put their lives back together. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.

Summary

Assembling the most provocative, productive new thinking on race in one volume.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen
• Assisted by: Douglas Hartmann (Editor), Douglas (University of Minnesota) Hartmann (Editor), Hartmann Douglas (Editor), Christopher Uggen (Editor), Christopher (University of Minnesota) Uggen (Editor), Uggen Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9780393920390
• ISBN: 978-0-393-92039-0
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 188 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 236 g
• Series: Society Pages; The Society Pages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies