Race and Society: The Essentials explains the basic theories and concepts related to the sociology of race and ethnicity, covering topics such as prejudice and discrimination, immigration and assimilation, structural and institutional racism, privilege, intersectionality, color blind-racism, interracial relationships, multiracial families, biracial/multiracial identities, and indigeneity. It is designed to provide a foundation for students so they can have productive and necessary discussions about race, racism, and privilege and understand how to move towards a more racially just society. Unlike many texts for this course, it does not contain chapters on individual racial and ethnic minorities or on race within the context of social institutions. Perfect for instructors who assign other kinds of materials for their race/ethnicity courses (research monographs, journals articles, published anthologies, scholarly and trade books), or for shorter courses, this text will provide students with a solid theoretical and conceptual grounding in the field.
قائمة المحتويات
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Understanding Race, Racism, and the Racial Hierarchy
Race and COVID-19
Confronting Racism
Racial Status Hierarchy
The Origins of Race
The Social Construction of Race
Racism
Toward a More Racially Just Society
A Note on Language
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Immigration, Assimilation, Ethnicity, and Race
The Assimilationist Paradigm
The Racialization of Immigrants
Toward a More Racially Just Society
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Prejudice and Stereotyping
Attitude–Behavior Connection
Manifestations of Prejudice
Stereotypes
Toward a More Racially Just Society
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Discrimination and Institutional Racism
Racial Economic Inequality
Racism in the Criminal Justice System
Toward a More Racially Just Society
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Interracial Intimacies
Interracial Relationships
Multiracial Families
Toward a More Racially Just Society
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Race in a Global Context
Race in Latin America
South Africa
Global White Supremacy: Australia and Contemporary Europe
Toward a More Racially Just Society
Conclusion
References
Index
عن المؤلف
Kathleen J. Fitzgerald, Ph D, is a teaching professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research and teaching interests are in social stratification; specifically, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. She is the author of Recognizing Race and Ethnicity: Power, Privilege, and Inequality, 3rd ed. (2020); and Beyond White Ethnicity: Developing a Sociological Understanding of Native American Identity Reclamation (2007); in addition to numerous journal articles. She has been teaching the sociology of inequalities for over 26 years. Fitzgerald earned all her degrees in sociology: her Ph D from the University of Missouri, her MA from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and her bachelor’s degree from St. Louis University.