Title: From Different Shores: Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America
Abstract:Featuring a new section on public policy, and a wide range of new essays by specialists in ethnic studies, this updated text introduces students to the diverse points of view that comprise the debate ...Featuring a new section on public policy, and a wide range of new essays by specialists in ethnic studies, this updated text introduces students to the diverse points of view that comprise the debate on and ethnicity in the USA. Arranged in debate format, the essays address such vital questions as: how have the experiences of racial minorities in the USA been similar to and different from each other?; is race the same as ethnicity?; how has shaped and ethnic relations?; and how can racial inequality be explained, and what public policies or strategies are needed to address it? The updated material examines affirmative action, welfare dependency and the Los Angeles riots, and includes a debate between Arthur Schlesinger Jr and the editor on multicultural curricula and the campus culture wars.Read More
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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