Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 243 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814762158
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9780814762158
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9780814762141
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081476214X
Content:
The divide over race is usually framed as one over Black and White. Sociologist Eileen O'Brien is interested in that middle terrain, what sits in the ever-increasing gray area she dubbed the racial middle. The Racial Middle , tells the story of the other racial and ethnic groups in America, mainly Latinos and Asian Americans, two of the largest and fastest-growing minorities in the United States. Using dozens of in-depth interviews with people of various ethnic and generational backgrounds, Eileen O’Brien challenges the notion that, to fit into American culture, the only options availabl
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; The Panethnic Racial Middle; The Meanings of Race and Ethnicity from the Racial Middle (with Catherine Estevez); Reshaping Racist Ideology from the Middle; Interracial Border Crossing: Commonalities and Diversions in the Racial Middle; "No racism, only that one time...": Clinging to the American Dream, Despite Exclusion; Progressives: Seeing Race through Multiple Lenses; The Potential of the Racial Middle; Appendix A: Interview Guide; Appendix B: Respondent Information; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814762141
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Racial Middle : Latinos and Asian Americans Living Beyond the Racial Divide
Language:
English
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