ISBN:
9780520961975
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 202 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Sociology in the 21st century
DDC:
305.800973
Keywords:
Ethnische Beziehungen
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USA
Abstract:
Race and Ethnicity in America examines patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality over recent decades. John Iceland shows how color lines have generally softened over time in the United States but deep-seated inequalities remain-generally, blacks, American Indians, and some Hispanics fare less well than others. Among these groups, the underlying causes of the disadvantages vary, ranging from the legacy of racism, current discrimination, differences of human capital, the unfolding process of immigrant incorporation, and cultural responses to structural conditions. Throughout the book, Iceland also demonstrates that the ways Americans define racial and ethnic groups, along with changing patterns of identification in the U.S. population, influence our understanding of patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality.
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 169-194
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