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The social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States
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This groundbreaking collection of classic and cutting edge sociological research gives special attention to the social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States. It offers an in-depth...
This groundbreaking collection of classic and cutting edge sociological research gives special attention to the social construction of race and ethnicity in the United States. It offers an in-depth and eye-opening analysis of (a) the power of racial classification to shape our understanding of race and race relations, (b) the way in which the system came into being and remains, and (c) the real consequences this system has on life chances. The readings deal with five major themes: the personal experience of classification schemes; classifying people by race; ethnic classification; the persistence, functions, and consequences of social classification; and a new paradigm: transcending categories.
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- Creator
- [edited by] Joan Ferrante, Prince Brown, Jr
- Format
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- Language
- English
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- 2nd ed
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2001
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 525 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0130283231, 9780130283238
- OCLC
- ocm43757577
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-510) and index.
- Part 1. The personal experience of classification schemes -- Part 2. Classifying people by race -- Part 3. Ethnic classification -- Part 4. The persistence, functions, and consequences of social classification -- Part 5. Toward a new paradigm: transcending categories -- Appendix A. Race- the U.S. Bureaus of the Census(1996) -- Appendix B. Federal and program uses of the data derived from race and ethnicity questions -- the U.S. Bureau of the Census(1990) -- Appendix C. Answers to table 5.2: who gets caught?