{"product_id":"ethnicity-and-race-9781412941105","title":"Ethnicity and Race","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is very well written and clearly organized throughout. It is pitched at upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level race and ethnicity students...in sum, this is an important book, highly recommended to students and faculty alike. The authors draw extensively from classic and contemporary sociological theory throughout the text and maintain a transnational focus in each and every chapter.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEACHING SOCIOLOGY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI used Cornell's earlier edition for years and consider it to be one of the best explanations\/ examinations of race and ethnic relations around.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMargot Kempers, \u003cem\u003eFitchburg State College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World, Second Edition \u003c\/strong\u003euses examples and extended case studies from all over the world to craft a compelling, even-handed account of the power and persistence of ethnicity and race in the contemporary world. Known for its conceptual clari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is very well written and clearly organized throughout.  It is pitched at upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level race and ethnicity students...in sum, this is an important book, highly recommended to students and faculty alike.  The authors draw extensively from classic and contemporary sociological theory throughout the text and maintain a transnational focus in each and every chapter.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e —TEACHING SOCIOLOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Mirelle Cohen * Teaching Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors Foreword Preface to the 2nd Edition Preface 1. The Puzzles Of Ethnicity And Race    An Unexpected Persistence and Power    A Puzzling Diversity of Forms    Ethnicity and Race as Sociological Topics    An Outline of What Follows 2. Mapping the Terrain: Definitions    The Definition of Ethnicity    The Definition of Race    Ethnicity and Race    Nationalism and Belonging    Conclusion 3. Fixed or Fluid? Alternative Views of Ethnicity and Race    The Assimilationist Assumption    Primordialism    Circumstantialism    Primordialism and Circumstantialism Compared    Conclusion 4. A Constructionist Approach    The Construction of Ethnic and Racial Identities    The Nature of Ethnic and Racial Bonds    The Reconstruction of Circumstances    The Logic of Ethnic and Racial Construction    Reframing Intergroup Relations    Conclusion 5. Case Studies in Identity Construction    Case 1. The Power of Circumstances: Blacks and Indians in the United States    Case 2. Between Assertion and Assignment: Chinese Americans in Mississippi    Case 3. From Thick Ethnicity to Thin: German Americans    Case 4. Constructed Primordiality and Ethnic Power: Afrikaners in South Africa    Case 5. From Thin Ethnicity to Thick: Basketball and War in the Former Yugoslavia    Case 6. Race, Culture, and Belonging:  Who Is France?    A Comparison of Cases    Conclusion Chapter 6. Construction Sites: Contextual Factors in the Making of Identities    Critical Sites    Politics    Labor Markets    Residential Space    Social Institutions    Culture    Daily Experience    Summarizing Contextual Factors    Conclusion Chapter 7. What They Bring: Group Factors in the Making of Identities    Preexisting Identities    Population Size    Internal Differentiation    Social Capital    Human Capital    Symbolic Repertoires    Groups, Contexts, and Agendas    Conclusion Chapter 8. Making Sense and Making Selves in a Changing World    The Impact of Modernity    Mixing and Multiplicity    Separation and Consolidation    Making Sense, Making Selves, Making Others    Conclusion References\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019814601047,"sku":"9781412941105","price":114.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412941105.jpg?v=1750781345","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnicity-and-race-9781412941105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}