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Race and Ethnicity in America

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (217 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520961975
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E184 .R334 2017
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Contents:
Subject: Race and Ethnicity in America examines patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality over recent decades. John Iceland shows how color lines have generally softened over time in the United States but deep-seated inequalities remain-generally, blacks, American Indians, and some Hispanics fare less well than others. Among these groups, the underlying causes of the disadvantages vary, ranging from the legacy of racism, current discrimination, differences of human capital, the unfolding process of immigrant incorporation, and cultural responses to structural conditions. Throughout the book,
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Conversations about Race; 2. Race and Ethnicity and Causes of Inequality; 3. Black-White Inequality; 4. Hispanics and Asians; 5. American Indians; 6. The Multiracial Population; 7. International Comparisons and Policy Debates; 8. Conclusion: American Color Lines; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Z

Race and Ethnicity in America examines patterns and trends in racial and ethnic inequality over recent decades. John Iceland shows how color lines have generally softened over time in the United States but deep-seated inequalities remain-generally, blacks, American Indians, and some Hispanics fare less well than others. Among these groups, the underlying causes of the disadvantages vary, ranging from the legacy of racism, current discrimination, differences of human capital, the unfolding process of immigrant incorporation, and cultural responses to structural conditions. Throughout the book,

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