Concepedia

Abstract

I. THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MOSAIC. 1. Basic Concepts in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations. 2. Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective. II. A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF SPECIFIC RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS. 3. English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture. 4. Irish Americans. 5. Italian Americans. 6. Jewish Americans. 7. Native Americans. 8. African Americans. 9. Mexican Americans. 10. Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans. 11. Japanese Americans. 12. Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese and Asian-Indian Americans. 13. The Future of Racial and Ethnic Relations in the United States. 14. Colonialism and Post-Colonialism: The Global Expansion of Racism. Glossary. Index.