Constructing race and ethnicity in America

• Author : Monika Stodolska,Kimberly J. Shinew,Myron F. Floyd,Gordon Walker
• Publisher : Human Kinetics
• Release Date : 2013-09-04
• Total pages : 384
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Race and ethnicity have a significant impact on leisure behavior and activity choices. Yet, until now, no book has thoroughly explored that impact, though this topic is critical for leisure professionals to understand as they shape services and programs to meet the needs of the diverse populations they serve. Race, ...

• Author : Dvora Yanow
• Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
• Release Date : 2003
• Total pages : 252
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : This work examines what is meant by the terms race and ethnicity and examines why policy makers continue to use them as if they had some scientific standing. It argues that race and ethnicity are socially constructed concepts, not objective, scientifically grounded variables....

• Author : John W. Frazier,Florence M. Margai
• Publisher : A Global Academic Publishing book
• Release Date : 2010-09-01
• Total pages : 300
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Geographical perspectives on the changing patterns of race and ethnicity in the United States. In an approach that differs from other publications on U.S. multiculturalism, Multicultural Geographies examines the changing patterns of race and ethnicity in the United States from geographical perspectives. It reflects the significant contributions made by ...

• Author : Mary C. Waters
• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• Release Date : 1990-08-09
• Total pages : 197
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : "Mary Waters' admirable study of Americans' ethnic choices produces a rich social-scientific yield. Its theoretical interest derives from the American irony that while ethnicity is 'supposed to be' ascribed, many Americans are active in choosing and making their ethnic memberships and identities. The monograph is simultaneously objective and attentive to ...

• Author : LeAnn N. Cabage
• Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
• Release Date : 2018-08-30
• Total pages : 11
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Gale Researcher Guide for: The Continuing Significance of Race and Ethnicity in the United States is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research....

• Author : David Scott
• Publisher : IAP
• Release Date : 2003-12-01
• Total pages : 341
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Download or read online Race Ethnicity and Education written by David Scott, published by IAP which was released on 2003-12-01. Get Race Ethnicity and Education Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle....

• Author : Martin N. Marger
• Publisher : Cengage Learning
• Release Date : 2014-04-16
• Total pages : 624
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Reflecting the latest data and theoretical literature available, RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS: AMERICAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, 10e tackles diversity issues from both the American and global perspective, offering an in-depth exploration of today's globally diverse world. The text's expansive coverage of race and ethnic relations across the globe highlights major ...

• Author : Raymond Scupin
• Publisher : Pearson College Division
• Release Date : 2003
• Total pages : 471
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Covering basic concepts and research, this book presents state of the art, highly readable essays on both the theoretical issues and empirical studies of race and ethnicity in the U.S. and throughout the world. It introduces the concepts of race, the fallacies of scientific racism, and theoretical perspectives on ...

• Author : S. Dale McLemore
• Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
• Release Date : 1983
• Total pages : 445
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : This book focuses on the five largest ethnic groups in the U.S. - Mexican Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Japanese Americans, and Puerto Ricans. McLemore et al present historical information and contemporary examples of the largest ethnic and minority groups in the United States. Using the assimilation model, they ...

• Author : Caroline Brettell
• Publisher : Lexington Books
• Release Date : 2007
• Total pages : 334
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : The essays in this volume tackle the construction and significance of race and ethnicity as boundary-making processes among diverse immigrant populations in the United States. Race and ethnicity can both unite and divide. The individual scholars contributing to this volume model, deploy, and explain notions of "borders" and "boundaries" in ...

• Author : Peter Wade
• Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
• Release Date : 1997-05-20
• Total pages : 166
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : '[A]n accessible introduction to models and theories of human nature and how they inform our professional practice' Professional Social Work...

• Author : Thomas A. LaVeist,Lydia A. Isaac
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release Date : 2012-10-16
• Total pages : 819
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a new and critical selection of hallmark articles that address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a resource for faculty and students in public health as well as the ...

• Author : Steven Bradbury,Jim Lusted,Jacco van Sterkenburg
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release Date : 2020-05-31
• Total pages : 264
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : In recent years there has been a steady increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the playing workforce in many sports around the world. However, there has been a minimal throughput of racial and ethnic minorities into coaching and leadership positions. This book brings together leading researchers from around ...

• Author : Richard T. Schaefer
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release Date : 2008-03-20
• Total pages : 1622
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : This three volume reference set offers a comprehensive look at the roles race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives. General readers, students, and scholars alike will appreciate the informative coverage of intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide. ...

• Author : Vincent N. Parrillo
• Publisher : Prentice Hall
• Release Date : 2011
• Total pages : 491
• ISBN : 9780765608000

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Summary : A best-selling comprehensive U.S. Racial & Ethnic Relations text that covers the theoretical issues and casts light on the experiences of over 50 racial, ethnic and religious groups. Strangers to These Shores 10e covers over 50 racial, ethnic, and religious groups providing broad, yet specific, coverage of Europeans, Native Americans, African Americans, ...