Racial and Ethnic Groups - 13th edition

Summary: Helping readers understand the Changing Dynamics of the U.S. Population

Schaefer places current and ethnic relations in a socio- historical context to help readers understand the past and shape the future. The best-selling Race & Ethnic Relations text is grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts. Race and Ethnic Groups helps students understand the changing dynamics of the U.S. population by exam ...show moreining our history, exploring our current situation, and discussing concerns for the future.

This text provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to the present issues that confront racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. and around the world. It incorporates the most current statistics and data in the marketplace including the most recent census. Teaching & Learning Experience

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• Improve Critical Thinking - Robust end-of-chapter materials provide students with chapter summary and study materials that help them develop critical thinking skills.
• Engage Students - Every chapter contains first-hand commentaries that demonstrate the diversity of various groups.
• Explore Research - Research intertwined with information on current events and demographics provide a modern view of our society.
• Understand Diversity - Detailed coverage of multiple racial, ethnic, and other minority groups provide students with an extensive view of diverse relations.
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  Edition/Copyright: 13TH 12
  Cover: Hardback
  Publisher: Pearson
  Published: 12/05/2011
  International: No
  
  
  

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  Table of Contents
  Preface
  Pt. 1 Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Groups
  Ch. 1 Understanding Race and Ethnicity 1
  Ch. 2 Prejudice 34
  Ch. 3 Discrimination 65
  Pt. 2 Ethnic and Religious Sources of Conflict
  Ch. 4 Immigration and the United States 94
  Ch. 5 Ethnicity and Religion 119
  Pt. 3 Major Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States
  Ch. 6 The First Native Americans 149
  Ch. 7 The Making of African Americans in a White America 181
  Ch. 8 African Americans Today 211
  Ch. 9 Hispanic Americans 242
  Ch. 10 Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans 267
  Ch. 11 Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity 293
  Ch. 12 Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans 322
  Ch. 13 Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity 346
  Pt. 4 Other Patterns of Dominance
  Ch. 14 Women: The Oppressed Majority 376
  Ch. 15 Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective 405
  Ch. 16 Overcoming Exclusion 434
  Internet Resource Directory 459
  Glossary 463
  References 471
  Credits 529
  Index 533

  
  
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