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Race and Ethnicity: The Basics (Kivisto, Peter (Augustana College / Croll, Paul R. (Augustana College)
Race and Ethnicity: The Basics
Autor Kivisto, Peter (Augustana College / Croll, Paul R. (Augustana College
Verlag Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sprache Englisch
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
Seiten 208 S.
Artikelnummer 11447865
ISBN 978-0-415-77374-4
CHF 35.50
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Zusammenfassung

Race and ethnicity have shaped the social, cultural and political character of much of the world, and remain an important influence on contemporary life in the 21st Century. Race and Ethnicity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to these potent forces. Topics covered include:

  • The forms and dynamics of racial and ethnic relations
  • The dynamics of inequality
  • The relationship between prejudice and discrimination
  • Ethnic conflict
  • Models of inclusion

Including plenty of examples, chapter summaries and a glossary, this book is an essential read for all those interested in the contested field of race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the forms and dynamics of racial and ethnic relations. Topics covered include the relationship between:

  • race and ethnicity
  • prejudice and discrimination
  • inequality, class and gender, and ethnic conflict.

Including plenty of examples, chapter summaries and a glossary, this book is an essential read for all those interested in race and ethnicity.

Peter Kivisto is Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College and Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku. He is the editor of Intersecting Inequalities: Class, Race, Sex and Sexualities and Incorporating Diversity: Rethinking Assimilation in a Multicultural Age and author of Multiculturalism in Global Society among many other publications.

Paul R. Croll is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Augustana College. His articles have appeared in Social Forces, Social Problems, and The American Sociologist.