Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

by Jennifer Ounjian

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With an eye on social justice and intersectionality, the text provides an analysis of the history, demographics, and contemporary experiences of the following racial-ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Euro Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, and Middle Eastern Americans. This text is suitable for a sociology course on race and ethnic relations, introduction to ethnic studies, or a social justice studies introductory course.

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Publisher
Contra Costa College
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. ProgramPage
  3. TitlePage
  4. About the Book and the Authors/Contributors
  5. InfoPage
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Chapter Summaries
  8. Licensing
  9. 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies and the Sociological Imagination
  10. 1.1: The Color Line and the Study of race
  11. 1.2: The Struggle for Ethnic Studies
  12. 1.3: Chapter Synthesis- The Color Line and the Work of Ethnic Studies
  13. 1.4: References
  14. 2: Key Concepts for Analyzing Race and Ethnicity
  15. 2.1: Defining Race
  16. 2.1.1: Multiracial Americans
  17. 2.2: Ethnicity and Religion
  18. 2.3: Social Stratification
  19. 2.4: Intersectionality?
  20. 2.5: Resistance, Social Movements, and Social Change
  21. 3: Theoretical Frameworks in Ethnic Studies and Sociology
  22. 3.1: What is a Theory?
  23. 3.2: Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
  24. 4: Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism as a Structural System
  25. 4.1: Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Culture
  26. 4.2: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Cognitive Bias
  27. 4.3: Discrimination- From Individual Action to Institutional Practice
  28. 4.4: Racism as a Structural System
  29. 4.5: Remedies, Formal Equality, and the Limits of Reform
  30. 4.5.1: Affirmative Action
  31. 4.6: Chapter Synthesis- From Racial Meaning to Structural Change
  32. 5: American Indian/Native American/Indigenous Studies
  33. 5.1: History and Demographics
  34. 5.2: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
  35. 5.3: Core Concepts and Theories
  36. 5.4: Identity and Racialization
  37. 5.5: Intergroup Relations- Invasion, Occupation, Imperialism, Hegemony
  38. 5.6: Social Institutions
  39. 5.7: References
  40. 5.8: Social Change and Resistance
  41. 5.8.1: Indigenous Sovereignty and Environmental Justice
  42. 5.9: Chapter Synthesis
  43. 6: Africana/African American/Black Studies
  44. 6.1: History and Demographics
  45. 6.2: Introduction
  46. 6.3: How We Got Here- Lifting “The Veil”
  47. 6.4: Identity and Racialization
  48. 6.5: Social Institutions
  49. 6.6: Intersectionality
  50. 6.7: Social Change and Resistance
  51. 6.7.1: Black Lives Matter
  52. 6.7.2: Reparations
  53. 6.8: Chapter Synthesis
  54. 6.9: References
  55. 7: Chicanx and Latinx Studies
  56. 7.1: History and Demographics
  57. 7.2: Introduction
  58. 7.3: Identity and Racialization
  59. 7.4: Intergroup Relations
  60. 7.5: Social Institutions
  61. 7.6: Intersectionality
  62. 7.7: Social Change and Resistance
  63. 7.7.1: Labor Movements- Domestic Workers
  64. 7.7.2: Labor Movements- Agricultural Workers
  65. 7.8: Migration and Immigration
  66. 7.9: Special Topics in Chicanx and Latinx Studies
  67. 7.9.1: Contested and Competing Meanings in Chicanx and Latinx Studies
  68. 7.10: Chapter Synthesis
  69. 7.11: References
  70. 8: Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
  71. 8.1: History and Demographics
  72. 8.2: Introduction
  73. 8.3: Identity and Racialization
  74. 8.4: Intergroup Relations- Immigration, Exclusion, and Violence
  75. 8.5: Wars and Imperialism
  76. 8.6: Pacific Islander Studies
  77. 8.7: Intersectionality
  78. 8.8: Chaper Synthesis
  79. 8.9: References
  80. 9: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans
  81. 9.1: History and Demographics
  82. 9.2: Intergroup Relations
  83. 9.3: Social Institutions
  84. 9.4: Intersectionality
  85. 9.5: Social Change and Resistance
  86. 10: Immigration and Migration
  87. 10.1: History and Background
  88. 10.2: Intergroup Relations
  89. 10.3: Intersectionality
  90. 10.4: Social Institutions
  91. 10.5: Social Change and Resistance
  92. 10.5.1: Immigrant Rights
  93. 11: Euro Americans and Whiteness
  94. 11.1: History and Demographics
  95. 11.2: Core Concepts- Whiteness, Privilege, Supremacy, and Fragility
  96. 11.3: Intergroup Relations
  97. 11.4: Social Institutions- The Structural Legacy of Whiteness
  98. 11.5: Intersectionality
  99. 11.6: Social Change and Resistance
  100. 11.6.1: White Nationalism
  101. 11.7: Chapter Synthesis
  102. 11.8: References
  103. 12: The State of Human Caging- Incarceration, Policing and State-Sanctioned Violence
  104. 12.1: Introduction
  105. 12.2: The Prison Industrial Complex
  106. 12.3: War on Drugs and the Age of Mass Incarceration
  107. 12.4: Policing, Colonialism, and Slavery
  108. 12.5: Is Policing Inherently Racist?
  109. 12.6: School-to-Prison Pipeline
  110. 12.7: Alternative Solutions
  111. 12.8: Summary/Review
  112. 12.9: References
  113. 13: Solidarity, Coalition, and Comparative Movement Politics
  114. 13.1: Introduction
  115. 13.2: Transnational Organizing in the Diaspora
  116. 13.3: Frameworks for Action
  117. 13.4: Summary/Review
  118. 13.5: U.S. Civil Rights and Liberatory Movements
  119. 13.6: Contemporary Environmental, Racial and Gender Justice Movements
  120. 13.7: References
  121. Back Matter
  122. Detailed Licensing
  123. Index
  124. Glossary
  125. Detailed Licensing