Race and Ethnicity (eBook)

Sociology in Action

Kathleen Odell Korgen, Maxine P. Atkinson (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 2., Second Edition (Revised Edition)
774 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-0719-3392-3 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Chapter 1: Looking At Race and Ethnicity—And Power - Sarah Becker, Ifeyinwa Davis, and Crystal Paul
What are Race and Ethnicity? Why Do They Matter?
How is Power Related to Race? Dominant and Subordinate Groups
More Than a Member of A Racial Group: Intersectionality
Defining Terms Related To Race and Ethnicity
How You Can Prepare For This Class
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 2: Identifying Racism Throughout U.S. History - Stacye Blount
Introduction
Seeing the Big Picture: The United States and Racism
Racism and Systemic Racism
Racism and the History of Sociology
Using Sociology to Recognize and Address Systemic Racism
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 3: Recognizing Systemic Racism As A Global Issue - Katya Salmi
Introduction
Race is Not a Uniquely American Experience
Historical Context: Race and Empire
Legacies of Colonial Racism
Contemporary Examples of Systemic Racism Around The World
Racialized Global Dynamics
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 4: Seeing How Social Institutions Support Racism - Kathleen Odell Korgen
Introduction
US Institutions and Racism
How Does The Political System Support Racial Discrimination?
Examples of Institutional Racism in Other Parts of The U.S. Government
Racial Discrimination in the Economic Institution
Racism in Education
Asian Americans—An Exception?
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 5: Cultural Supports for Systemic Racism In The United States - Nikki Khanna
Introduction
The Impact of American Media
The American Educational System
American Cultural Ideologies
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 6: American Indians and Alaska Natives: Surviving Genocide - Kathleen Odell Korgen
Introduction
Repercussions of Contact
Relationships with The United States
Indian Wars
Genocide
Resistance
Alaska Natives: From Russian Colonization to Today
Challenges Facing American Indians and Alaska Natives Today
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 7: Noticing Whiteness—And the Ramifications of the “Wage of Whiteness” - Daniel Herda
Introduction
White: The Socially Constructed Default Race
Historic Advantages to Whiteness
White Privilege
White Anger and White Supremacist Organizations
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 8: Black Americans: Facing Slavery and Fighting for Justice - Richard Maurice Smith
Introduction
Creating Slavery
Resilience and Resistance of Black Americans within The Institution of Slavery
After Slavery: Reconstruction and Migration
Resilience: Religion and Empowerment Groups
The Civil Rights Movement
Black Ethnic Groups in America
Racial Discrimination and the Fight for Racial Justice Today
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 9: Forever Foreigners? Asian American Ethnic Groups - SunAh M. Laybourn
Introduction
Who are Asian Americans (and Pacific Islanders)?
Asian Immigration to America: Early Immigration, Anti-Asian Policies, and Resistance
The Beginnings of Contemporary Asian America: Becoming “Asian American”
(Mis)Representation
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 10: Understanding Latinx Americans’ Presence in the United States - María Isabel Ayala
Introduction
Development of Hispanic, Latino/a, and Latinx Classifications and Identities
Latinx Immigration to the United States and Their Demographic Patterns
Latinx Peoples’ Socioeconomic Experiences
Political Mobilization: Fighting For Racial Justice
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 11: Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans: Experiencing Ethnocentrism as Racism - Bradley J. Zopf
Introduction
Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans in the United States
Anti-Semitism, Orientalism, and Islamophobia
Experiencing Racism: Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans
Fighting for Racial Justice
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 12: Challenging and Changing Racial Categories? Interracial Marriage and Multiracial Americans - Naliyah Kaya
Introduction
Legal Status of Interracial Marriages Today and Historical Overview of Multiracial People in America
Impacts of Discrimination
Race and Media
Abolishing Antimiscegenation Legislation and the Multiracial Movement
How Do Multiracialism and Interracial Relationships Affect Racism?
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 13: How Racism Hurts and Antiracism Helps Everyone - David J. Luke
Introduction
How Does Racism Hurt Everyone, Including White People?
Why Is It Hard To Talk about Racism—and When Do We?
White Racial Socialization
How Can Antiracism Benefit Everyone?
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Chapter 14: Dismantling Systemic Racism - Michael L. Rosino
Introduction
Systemic Racism, Agency, and Social Change
Racial Justice Practices
Racial Justice Policies
Conclusion
Chapter Review
Key Terms
Glossary
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.1.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Kathleen Odell Korgen • Maxine P. Atkinson • race and ethnicity • Race relations • sociological concepts • Sociology in Action
• ISBN-10: 1-0719-3392-2 / 1071933922
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0719-3392-3 / 9781071933923