Ebook: Race and ethnic relations: American and global perspectives

Preface -- About the Author -- Part 1. The Nature of Ethnic Relations. Chapter 1. Introduction: some basic concepts -- Chapter 2. Ethnic stratification: majority and minority -- Chapter 3. Tools of dominance: prejudice and discrimination -- Chapter 4. Patterns of ethnic relations: assimilation and pluralism -- Part 2. Ethnicity in the United States. Chapter 5. Immigration and the foundations of the American ethnic hierarchy -- Chapter 6. Native Americans -- Chapter 7. African Americans -- Chapter 8. Hispanic Americans -- Chapter 9. Asian Americans -- Chapter 10. White ethnic Americans -- Chapter 11. Jewish Americans -- Chapter 12. Arab Americans -- Chapter 13. The changing context of American race and ethnic relations: current and future issues -- Part 3. Ethnic Relations in Comparative Perspective. Chapter 14. South Africa: society in transition -- Chapter 15. Brazil: racial and ethnic democracy? -- Chapter 16. Canada: ethnic model of the future? -- Chapter 17. Global issues of ethnic conflict and change -- Glossary -- References -- Index.