This best-selling Race & Ethnic Relations text is grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts.Racial and Ethnic Groups helps students understand the changing dynamics of the U.S. population. By using a socio-historical perspective, the author frames issues by examining our history, exploring the current situation, and discussing the concerns for the future.   Racial and ethnic relations in the United States are at a dynamic and exciting time. Major events are shaping our society, such as population and immigration changes, the election of the first African-American president, and increasing diversity throughout our society.   This census update has taken advantage of the September 2009 release of the American Community Survey and the information calculated from the 2009 Annual Social and Economical Supplements to the Current Population Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The authors have also taken the opportunity to include additional information on the first year of the Obama administration, passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the 2009 Ricci v. DeStefano “reverse discrimination” case, the controversy over the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home, the creation of a new citizenship test, and the addition of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Also, information throughout the text has been updated, including over 40 tables and figures, all top 10 lists, and more.   For a visual walkthru of the text, please visit: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showtell/schaefer_0205683665

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IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1 Understanding Race and Ethnicity   Chapter 2 Prejudice   Chapter 3 Discrimination   Chapter 4 Immigration and the United States   Chapter 5 Ethnicity and Religion   Chapter 6 The Native Americans   Chapter 7 The Making of African Americans in a White America   Chapter 8 African Americans Today   Chapter 9 Hispanic Americans   Chapter 10 Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans   Chapter 11 Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities   Chapter 12 Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity   Chapter 13 Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans   Chapter 14 Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity   Chapter 15 Women: The Oppressed Majority   Chapter 16 Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective   Chapter 17 Overcoming Exclusion     COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS   Part I  Perspectives On Racial And Ethnic Groups   Chapter 1 Exploring Race and Ethnicity What Is a Subordinate Group? Types of Subordinate Groups     Racial Groups     Ethnic Groups     Religious Groups     Gender Groups     Other Subordinate Groups     Listen to Our Voices: Problem of the Color Line, by W. E. B. Du Bois Does Race Matter?     Biological Meaning     Social Construction of Race Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity     Stratification by Class and Gender     Theoretical Perspectives The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status     Migration     Annexation     Colonialism The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status     Extermination     Expulsion     Secession     Segregation     Fusion     Assimilation     The Pluralist Perspective Biracial and Multiracial Identity—Who Am I?     Research Focus: Measuring Multiculturalism Resistance and Change   Chapter 2 Prejudice Hate Crimes Prejudice and Discrimination     Merton’s Typology     LaPiere’s Study Theories of Prejudice     Scapegoating Theory     Authoritarian Personality Theory     Exploitation Theory     Normative Approach Stereotypes     What Are Stereotypes?    Listen to Our Voices: National Media Should Stop Using Obscene Words, by Tim Giago     Power of Stereotypes     Stereotyping in Action: Racial Profiling Color-Blind Racism The Mood of the Oppressed Intergroup Hostility Reducing Prejudice     Education     Mass Media     Avoidance versus Friendship    Research Focus: Few of My Best Friends Are . . .       Corporate Response: Diversity Training Ways to Fight Hate   Chapter 3 Discrimination Understanding Discrimination    A Global View: The Roma: A Thousand Years of Discrimination     Relative versus Absolute Deprivation     Total Discrimination Institutional Discrimination     Listen to Our Voices: Of Race and Risk, by Patricia J. Williams     Research Focus:Discrimination in Job Seeking Low-Wage Labor Discrimination Today     Measuring Discrimination     Eliminating Discrimination Wealth Inequality: Discrimination’s Legacy Environmental Justice Affirmative Action     Affirmative Action Explained     The Legal Debate Reverse Discrimination The Glass Ceiling   Part II  Ethnic And Religious Sources Of Conflict   Chapter 4Immigration Immigration: A Global Phenomenon Patterns of Immigration to the United States Today’s Foreign-Born Population Early Immigration     The Anti-Chinese Movement Restrictionist Sentiment Increases     The National Origin System     The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Contemporary Social Concerns     The Brain Drain     Population Growth     Mixed-Status Families     Language Barriers Illegal Immigration Path to Citizenship: Naturalization     A Global View: Immigration and South Africa The Economic Impact of Immigration     Listen to Our Voices: The Next Americans, by Tomás R. Jiménez Women and Immigration The Global Economy and Immigration     Research Focus:Assimilation May Be Hazardous to Your Health Refugees   Chapter 5Ethnicity and Religion Ethnic Diversity Why Don’t We Study Whiteness?    Listen to Our Voices: I Was Born in Tirana, by Harallamb Terba     Whiteness     White Privilege     The Rediscovery of Ethnicity     The Third-Generation Principle     Symbolic Ethnicity The German Americans     Settlement Patterns     Twentieth-Century German America The Irish Americans     Irish Immigration     Becoming White     The Contemporary Picture The Italian Americans     Early Immigration     Constructing Identity     The Contemporary Picture    Research Focus: Immigrants: Yesterday and Today The Polish Americans     Early Immigration     Polonia     The Contemporary Picture Religious Pluralism     Diversity among Roman Catholics     Diversity among Protestants     Religion and the Courts Limits of Religious Freedom: The Amish     The Amish Way of Life     The Amish and Larger Society   Part III  Major Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States   Chapter 6Native Americans Early European Contacts Treaties and Warfare     The Case of the Sioux     The Allotment Act     The Reorganization Act Reservation Life and Federal Policies     A Global View:Australia’s Aboriginal People     Native American Legal Claims     The Termination Act     Employment Assistance Program Collective Action     Protest Efforts     Collective Action: An Overview American Indian Identity     Sovereignty     Individual Identity Native Americans Today    Listen to Our Voices: Iyeska: Notes from Mixed-Blood Country, by Charles A. Trimble     Economic Development     Education    Research Focus:Learning the Navajo Way     Health Care     Religious and Spiritual Expression     Environment   Chapter 7The Making of African Americans in a White America Slavery     Slave Codes     African Americans and Africa     The Attack on Slavery     Slavery’s Aftermath     Reparations for Slavery The Challenge of Black Leadership     The Politics of Accommodation     The Niagara Movement Reemergence of Black Protest    Research Focus: Sundown Towns, USA The Civil Rights Movement     Struggle to Desegregate the Schools     Civil Disobedience    Listen to Our Voices:Letter from Birmingham Jail, by Martin Luther King, Jr. Urban Violence and Oppression Black Power The Religious Force The New Immigration   Chapter 8 African Americans Today Education     Quality and Quantity of Education     School Segregation     Acting White, Acting Black, or Neither     Higher Education The Economic Picture     Income and Wealth     Employment Family Life     Challenges to Family Stability     Strengths of African American Families     The African American Middle Class    Listen to Our Voices: Divided, by Mary Pattillo Housing     Residential Segregation Criminal Justice    Research Focus: Medical Apartheid Health Care Politics   Chapter 9 Hispanic Americans Latino Identity The Economic Picture The Growing Political Presence The Borderlands    Research Focus:English-Language Acquisition Cuban Americans     Immigration    Listen to Our Voices:Leaving Cuba, by Alfredo Jimenez     The Current Picture Central and South Americans     Immigration     The Current Picture    A Global View:The Salvadoran Connection   Chapter 10Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Mexican Americans     The Immigrant Experience     The Economic Picture     Political Organizations Puerto Ricans     The Bridge between the Island and the Mainland     The Island of Puerto Rico    Listen to Our Voices:¡Viva Vieques! by Martín St. Espada     The Island Economy The Contemporary Picture of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans     Education     Family Life     Health Care    Research Focus:The Latino Family Circle: Familism Religion   Chapter 11 Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities Arab Americans Muslim Americans     Black Muslims Immigration to the United States Contemporary Life in the United States     Family Life and Gender    Research Focus: Christian and Muslim Arab American Women’s Gender Roles     Education     Politics    A Global View:Muslims in France Issues of Prejudice and Discrimination     Listen to Our Voices: Hate Crime Punished, by James Zogby   Chapter 12 Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity The “Model-Minority” Image Explored     Education and the Economy     The Door Half Open Political Activity and Pan-Asian Identity     Listen to Our Voices:Asian America Still Discovering Elusive Identity, by Jean Han Diversity among Asian Americans Asian Indians     Immigration     The Current Picture Filipino Americans     Immigration Patterns    Research Focus:Arranged Marriages in America     The Current Picture Southeast Asian Americans     The Refugees     The Current Picture     Case Study: A Hmong Community Korean Americans     Historical Background     The Current Picture Hawai’i and Its People     Historical Background     The Current Picture   Chapter 13Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans Chinese Americans     Early Settlement Patterns     Occupational Profile of Chinese Americans     Chinatowns Today     Family Life    Research Focus:Cultural Capital, Social Capital, and Chinatowns Today Japanese Americans     Early Japanese Immigration     The Wartime Evacuation     The Economic Picture     Family Life Remnants of Prejudice and Discrimination    Listen to Our Voices: From Kawasaki to Chicago, by Miku Ishii   Chapter 14Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity The Jewish People: Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group?     A Global View: Argentina’s Jewish Community Immigration of Jews to the United States Anti-Semitism: Past and Present     Origins     The Holocaust     U.S. Anti-Semitism: Past    Listen to Our Voices:Night, by Elie Wiesel     Contemporary Anti-Semitism Position of Jewish Americans     Employment and Income     Education     Political Activity Religious Life     The Orthodox Tradition     The Reform Tradition Jewish Identity     Role of the Family     Role of Religion    Research Focus:Intermarriage:The Final Step to Assimilation?     Role of Cultural Heritage   Part IV  Other Patterns Of Dominance   Chapter 15Women: The Oppressed Majority Gender Roles Sociological Perspectives The Feminist Movement     The Suffrage Movement     The Women’s Liberation Movement The Economic Picture     Sources of Discrimination     Sexual Harassment    Listen to Our Voices: What Do Women and Men Want? by Kathleen Gerson     Feminization of Poverty Education    Research Focus:Child Care and the Gender Divide Family Life     Child Care and Housework     Abortion Political Activity Matrix of Domination: Minority Women    A Global View:Women Elected Officials: Rwanda and Beyond   Chapter 16  Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective Mexico: Diversity South of the Border     The Mexican Indian People and the Color Gradient     The Status of Women Canada: Multiculturalism Up North     The First Nation     The Québécois     Immigration and Race Brazil: Not a Racial Paradise     Legacy of Slavery     The “Racial Democracy” Illusion     Brazilian Dilemma Israel and the Palestinians     Arab–Israeli Conflicts     The Intifada     The Search for Solutions amid Violence Republic of South Africa     The Legacy of Colonialism     Apartheid     The Era of Reconciliation and Moving On    Listen to Our Voices: Africa, It Is Ours!   by Nelson Mandela    Research Focus:Listening to the People   Chapter 17  Overcoming Exclusion The Aged: A Social Minority     Who Are the Elderly?     Ageism    Research Focus: Passing on the Old Job Applicant     The Economic Picture     Advocacy Efforts by the Elderly People with Disabilities: Moving On     Disability in Contemporary Society     Labeling the Disabled    Listen to Our Voices:The Magic Wand, by Lynn Manning     Advocacy for Disability Rights Gays and Lesbians: Coming Out for Equality     Being Gay and Lesbian in the United States     Prejudice and Discrimination     Advocacy for Gay and Lesbian Rights The Glass Half Empty