Ethnicity and Race in the U.S.A - Toward the Twenty-First Century

First published in 1988, Ethnicity and Race in the U.S.A is a collection of studies, by leading scholars of ethnicity and race in the U.S.A.

List of contents

Preface 1. Three steps forward and two back? Recent changes in the social and economic status of blacks 2. The political economy and political ethnicity of American Indian adaptations and identities 3. The structuring of Hispanic ethnicity: historical and contemporary perspectives 4. The road to parity: determinants of the socioeconomic achievements of Asian Americans 5. The structure of pluralism: 'We're all Italian around here, aren't we, Mrs. O'Brien?' 6. Jewishness in America: ascription and choice 7. The twilight of ethnicity among Americans of European ancestry: the case of Italians 8. Unhyphenated whites in the United States Name index Subject index

Summary

First published in 1988, Ethnicity and Race in the U.S.A is a collection of studies, by leading scholars of ethnicity and race in the U.S.A.

Product details

• Assisted by: Richard Alba (Editor), Alba Richard (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032367095
• ISBN: 978-1-032-36709-5
• No. of pages: 196
• Weight: 299 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations