Racial and Ethnic Relations, Census Update

For courses in Majority-Minority Relations, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity, and Multiculturalism in departments of Sociology and Ethnic Studies. Racial and Ethnic Relation, 9/e, examines the “what�, “why�, and “how� of racial and ethnic oppression and conflict. Drawing on a broad array of sources, this text provides readers with access to important research and literature on racial and ethnic groups in the Unites States and, to a lesser extent, in certain other countries around the globe.

Dr. Joe Feagin, currently Ella C. McFadden Professor at Texas A & M University, was born in San Angelo (Texas), got his early education in Houston, and graduated from Baylor University in 1960. He acquired his Ph.D. in sociology at Harvard University in 1966. Feagin has taught at the University of Massachusetts (Boston), University of California (Riverside), University of Texas, University of Florida, and Texas A&M University. Dr. Feagin has done much research and conceptual work on race, racism, and sexism issues and has served as the Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He has written 58 scholarly books and nearly 200 scholarly articles in his research areas.

 

Feagin’s major books include Systemic Racism (Routledge 2006), Social Problems: A Power-Conflict Perspective (6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2006); Liberation Sociology, with H. Vera (Westview, 2001); Racist America (Routledge 2000); The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism, with D. Van Ausdale (Rowman & Littlefield 2001); Racial and Ethnic Relations, with C. Feagin (7th ed.; Prentice-Hall 2008); The Many Costs of Racism, with K. McKinney (Rowman & Littlefield 2003); White Men on Race, with E. O'Brien (Beacon 2003); Black in Blue: African-American Police Officers and Racism, with K. Bolton (Routledge 2004); Two Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage, with L. Picca (Routledge 2007); and The White Racial Frame (Routledge 2010).

Feagin’s books have won numerous national and professional association prizes; his book, Ghetto Revolts (Macmillan 1973), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the 2006 recipient of a Harvard Alumni Association lifetime achievement award and was the 1999-2000 president of the American Sociological Association.

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE

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BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part I: The Racial and Ethnic Mosaic   
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations  
Chapter 2: Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective
 
Part II: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions of Selected Racial and Ethnic Groups  
Chapter 3: English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture  
Chapter 4: Irish Americans and Italian Americans  
Chapter 5: Jewish Americans  
Chapter 6: Native Americans  
Chapter 7: African Americans  
Chapter 8: Mexican Americans  
Chapter 9: Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans  
Chapter 10: Japanese Americans  
Chapter 11: Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian-Indian Americans  
Chapter 12: Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans  
Chapter 13: Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Issues in the United States: Some Final Considerations  
 
Part III: Global Realities  
Chapter 14: Colonialism and Postcolonialism: The Global Expansion of Racism   

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  COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
*Summary and Key Terms appear at the end of each chapter.
 
Part I: The Racial and Ethnic Mosaic
 
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations  
Issues of Race and Racism  
Ethnic Groups  
A Note on Cultures  
A Racial Framing of Society  
Prejudices and Stereotypes  
Discrimination  
 
Chapter 2: Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective  
Racial and Ethnic Hierarchies  
Migration and Group Contact  
Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Adaptation  
Assimilation and Other Order Perspectives  
Power-Conflict Theories  
 
Part II: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions of Selected Racial and Ethnic Groups
Immigration, the Economy, and Government  
Commercial Capitalism and the Slave Society: 1600s—1860s  
Industrial Capitalism: 1860s—1910s  
Advanced Industrial (Multinational) Capitalism: 1910s—2000s  
 
Chapter 3: English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture  
The English Migrations  
Nativist Reactions to Later European Immigrants  
The Dominant Culture and Major U.S. Institutions  
English Americans Today  
 
Chapter 4: Irish Americans and Italian Americans  
Irish Americans  
Irish Immigration: An Overview  
Stereotypes  
Protest and Conflict  
Politics and Political Institutions  
The Irish in the Economy  
Education  
Religion  
Assimilation Theories and the Irish  
Italian Americans  
Italian Immigration  
Stereotypes  
Conflict  
Politics  
The Economy 
Education  
Religion  
Assimilation or Ethnogenesis? 
A Note on Ethnic Diversity Among White Americans  
 
Chapter 5: Jewish Americans  
Migration  
Prejudice and Stereotypes  
Oppression and Conflict  
Politics  
The Economy  
Education  
Religion and Zionism  
Assimilation or Pluralism?  
 
Chapter 6: Native Americans  
Conquest by Europeans and European Americans  
Racist Images and Stereotypes  
Politics  
Protest and Conflict  
The Economy  
Education  
Religion  
Assimilation and Colonialism  
 
Chapter 7: African Americans  
Forced Migration and Slavery  
Racist Ideologies and Associated Stereotypes  
Interracial Conflict  
The Economy  
Politics and Protest  
Education  
Religion and Culture  
Recent Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean  
Assimilation for African Americans?  
 
Chapter 8: Mexican Americans  
The Conquest Period, 1500—1853 
Past and Present Immigration  
Immigrants  
Stereotypes and Related Images  
Conflict and Protest  
The Economy  
Politics and Protest 
Education  
Religion  
Assimilation or Internal Colonialism?  
 
Chapter 9: Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans  
Puerto Ricans  
From Spanish to U.S. Rule  
Migration to the Mainland  
Prejudices and Stereotypes  
Economic and Related Conditions: The Mainland  
Education  
Politics  
Protest  
Religion  
Assimilation or Colonialism?  
Cuban Americans  
Patterns of Immigration  
Intergroup Conflict  
Stereotypes and Discrimination  
The Economic Situation  
Politics  
Religion  
Assimilation or Colonialism?  
 
Chapter 10: Japanese Americans  
Introduction: Asian Americans  
Japanese Americans  
Migration: An Overview  
Stereotypes     
Repression and Violent Attacks  
The Political Arena  
The Economy  
Education  
Religion  
Assimilation Perspectives  
 
Chapter 11: Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian-Indian Americans  
Migration: An Overview  
Stereotypes  
Discrimination and Conflict  
Organizing and Activism in the Political Arena  
The Economy  
Education  
Full Assimilation for Asian Americans?  
 
Chapter 12: Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans  
Middle Eastern Americans  
Arab Americans  
Migration  
Stereotyping and Prejudice  
Oppression, Discrimination, and Conflict  
Politics and Political Emergence  
The Economy  
Education  
Religion  
Adaptation and Assimilation Issues  
 
Chapter 13: Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Issues in the United States: Some Final Considerations  
A Nation of Immigrants  
The Melting Pot: Early Images of Immigrant Incorporation  
Multicultural and Multiracial Democracy Issues  
Equality and a Pluralistic Democracy   
 
Part III: Global Realities
 
Chapter 14: Colonialism and Postcolonialism: The Global Expansion of Racism  
Colonialism and Racism  
The History and Legacy of Colonialism  
To Whom Does Southern Africa Belong?  
Brazil: The Legacy of Slavery and the Illusion of Equality  
Colonialism and Colonizer in France: The Violence of Inclusion and Exclusion  
The Future of Colonialism and Post-Colonialism