Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives by Martin Marger

PART ONE: THE NATURE OF ETHNIC RELATIONS. 1. Introduction: Some Basic Concepts. 2. Ethnic Stratification: Power and Inequality. 3. Techniques of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination. 4. Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism. PART TWO: ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES. 5. Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy: Anglo-Americans and Native Americans. 6. Italian Americans. 7. Jewish Americans. 8. African Americans. 9. Hispanic Americans. 10. Asian Americans. 11. Current and Future Issues of Race and Ethnicity in the United States. PART THREE: ETHNIC RELATIONS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE. 12. South Africa. 13. Brazil. 14. Canada. 15. Northern Ireland. 16. Global Issues of Conflict and Change. REFERENCES. INDEX.