ISBN:
9780197646434
Language:
English
Pages:
pages cm
Edition:
Brief third edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Golash-Boza, Tanya Maria Race and racisms
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Racism
;
Equality
;
Race
;
Racism
;
United States Race relations
;
United States Emigration and immigration
Abstract:
Preface. Talking about race outside the classroom -- The origin of the idea of race -- Racial ideologies and sociological theories of racism -- Racism and nativism in immigration policy -- Racism in the media : the spread of ideology -- Colorism and skin-color stratification -- Educational inequality -- Income and labor market inequality -- Inequality in housing and wealth -- Racism and the criminal justice system -- Health inequalities, environmental racism, and environmental justice.
Abstract:
"This Brief Edition of Race and Racisms features a streamlined narrative and is enhanced by its own unique features and a full supplements program. This text gives instructors the flexibility to assign additional readings to complement its content. Race and Racisms: A Critical Approach, Brief Third Edition, engages students in significant questions related to racial dynamics in the United States and around the world. Written in accessible, straightforward language, the book discusses and analyzes cutting-edge scholarship in the field. Organized into topics and concepts rather than discrete racial groups, the text addresses: - How and when the idea of race was created and developed - How structural racism has worked historically to reproduce inequality - How we have a society rampant with racial inequality, even though most people do not consider themselves to be racist - How race, class, and gender work together to create inequality and identities - How immigration policy in the United States has been racialized Centrally focused on racial dynamics, Race and Racisms, Brief Edition also incorporates an intersectional perspective, discussing the intersections of racism, patriarchy, and capitalism"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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