Black-Brown Relations and Stereotypes

Tatcho Mindiola; Yolanda Flores Niemann; Néstor Rodríguez

Published by University of Texas Press 2002

Black-Brown Relations and Stereotypes

Tatcho Mindiola , Yolanda Flores Niemann and Néstor Rodríguez

https://doi.org/10.7560/752641

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About this book

Race relations in twenty-first-century America will not be just a black-and-white issue. The 2000 census revealed that Hispanics already slightly outnumber African Americans as the largest ethnic group, while together Blacks and Hispanics constitute the majority population in the five largest U.S. cities. Given these facts, black-brown relations could be a more significant racial issue in the decades to come than relations between minority groups and Whites.

Offering some of the first in-depth analyses of how African Americans and Hispanics perceive and interact with each other, this pathfinding study looks at black-brown relations in Houston, Texas, one of the largest U.S. cities with a majority ethnic population and one in which Hispanics outnumber African Americans. Drawing on the results of several sociological studies, the authors focus on four key issues: how each group forms and maintains stereotypes of the other, areas in which the two groups conflict and disagree, the crucial role of women in shaping their communities' racial attitudes, and areas in which Hispanics and African Americans agree and can cooperate to achieve greater political power and social justice.

Author / Editor information

Tatcho Mindiola Jr. is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston. Yolanda Flores Niemann is Associate Professor of Comparative Cultures and Director of Latina/o Outreach at Washington State University. Nestor Rodriguez is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Immigration Research at the University of Houston.

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This is a very important book, in that it looks to the [racial] issues that are facing and will continue to face this nation over the next several years.... No book could be more timely in this regard.

— Joe R. Feagin

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Chapter One. Emerging Relations between African Americans and Hispanics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two. Stereotypes and Their Implications for Intergroup Relations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter Three. Areas of Disagreement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter Four. Women’s Perceptions of Black-Brown Relations: A Contextual Approach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter Five. Areas of Agreement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter Six. Prospects for Black-Brown Relations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 165

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Published: July 21, 2009
ISBN: 9780292798533