{"product_id":"race-in-society-the-enduring-american-dilemma-9781538129838","title":"Race in Society: The Enduring American Dilemma","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCore textbook for the race and ethnicity course taught at the sophomore\/junior level in sociology departments at 4-year institutions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRace in Society is a comprehensive book about the sociology of race in America. The purpose of the book is to introduce readers to current research scholarship on race, emphasizing the socially constructed basis of race and the persistence of racial inequality in American institutions. The book is anchored in contemporary social science scholarship (and some classical works), but is written in a narrative style to engage reader interest and make it accessible to a wide audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Themes include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.What does race mean? How does it change and emerge over time?\u003cbr\u003e2.How do people think about race and what are the consequences? \u003cbr\u003e3.How is race structured into social institutions?\u003cbr\u003e4.What are different policies and approaches for change toward racial justice?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Race: A Thoroughly Social Ideal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 What Do You Think? Prejudice, Racism, and Colorblindness \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Representing Race: Popular Culture and the Media\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Who Do You Think You Are? Racial Identities and Relationships\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: UNDERSTANDING RACIAL STRATIFICATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5Diverse Histories\/Common Threads: Race and Ethnicity Build a Nation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6Roots of Racial Inequality: Framing the Discussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: RACE AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7Economic Inequality: Work, Class, and Poverty\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8Bringing It Home: Families and Communities\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 Race and Place: Residential and Educational Segregation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 It Gets to You: Health Care and the Environment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11Justice and Injustice: Race and Crime \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV: RACE AND SOCIAL CHANGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12The Long Search for Racial Justice","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041153384791,"sku":"9781538129838","price":39.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538129838.jpg?v=1750949147","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/race-in-society-the-enduring-american-dilemma-9781538129838","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}