Publisher's Synopsis
"Adapted from the bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class by Joseph F. Healey, Andi Stepnick, and Eileen O'Brien, this text provides a brief overview of intergroup relations in the United States. In ten succinct chapters, it explains concepts and theories about dominant minority relations; examines historical and contemporary immigration to the United States; and narrates the experiences of the largest racial and ethnic minorities. The text explores the variety of experiences within groups, paying particular attention to the intersection of gender with race and ethnicity. While the focus is on minority groups in the United States, it also includes comparative, cross-national coverage of group relations in other societies. The authors show how minorities are inseparable from the larger American experience, and the text concludes with a chapter on the future of inter-group relations based on current trends and patterns"--.
