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Race, ethnicity, gender and class : the sociology of group conflict and change / Joseph F. Healey

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Canada : Sage, c2012Edition: sixth editionDescription: xxviii, 522 pages : color illustration ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781893103412
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 184 .H43 2012
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Part 1 An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups in the United States -- Part 2 The Evolution of Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States -- Part 3 Understanding Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States Today -- Part 4 Challenges for the Present and the Future -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary: "Joseph F. Healey’s Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, Sixth Edition builds upon the bestselling status of the prior editions, praised for the author’s writing style and the various effective pedagogical features that ensure students engage with core concepts in a meaningful way. With many updates and revisions, this edition once again uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the United States with consistency and clarity. Chapter-ending current debates based on the writings of prominent scholars spark classroom discussion on important issues, and first-person accounts, “Narrative Portraits,” are threaded throughout the text to bring life to a variety of topics."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Part 1 An Introduction to the Study of Minority Groups in the United States -- Part 2 The Evolution of Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States -- Part 3 Understanding Dominant-Minority Relations in the United States Today -- Part 4 Challenges for the Present and the Future -- Glossary -- References -- Index

"Joseph F. Healey’s Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, Sixth Edition builds upon the bestselling status of the prior editions, praised for the author’s writing style and the various effective pedagogical features that ensure students engage with core concepts in a meaningful way. With many updates and revisions, this edition once again uses sociological theory to tell the story of race and other socially constructed inequalities in the United States with consistency and clarity. Chapter-ending current debates based on the writings of prominent scholars spark classroom discussion on important issues, and first-person accounts, “Narrative Portraits,” are threaded throughout the text to bring life to a variety of topics."

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