Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society
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Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society

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Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society

About this book

"This ambitious undertaking touches all bases, is highly accessible, and provides a solid starting point for further exploration."
—School Library Journal

This three-volume reference presents a comprehensive look at the role race and ethnicity play in society and in our daily lives.. The Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society offers informative coverage of intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide. Containing nearly 600 entries, this resource provides a foundation to understanding as well as researching racial and ethnic diversity from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Key Features

  • Describes over a hundred racial and ethnic groups, with additional thematic essays discussing broad topics that cut across group boundaries and impact society at large
  • Addresses other issues of inequality that often intersect with the primary focus on race and ethnicity, such as ability, age, class, gender, and sexual orientation
  • Brings together the most distinguished authorities possible, with 375 contributors from 14 different countries
  • Offers broad historical coverage,, ranging from "Kennewick Man" to the "Emancipation Proclamation" to "Hip-Hop"
  • Presents over 90 maps to help the reader comprehend the source of nationalities or the distribution of ethnic or racial groups
  • Provides an easy-to-use statistical appendix with the latest data and carefully selected historical comparisons

Key Themes

· Biographies
· Community and Urban Issues
· Concepts and Theories
· Criminal Justice
· Economics and Stratification
· Education
· Gender and Family
· Global Perspectives
· Health and Social Welfare
· Immigration and Citizenship
· Legislation, Court Decisions, and Treaties
· Media, Sports, and Entertainment
· Organizations
· Prejudice and Discrimination
· Public Policy
· Racial, Ethnic, and Nationality Groups
· Religion
· Sociopolitical Movements and Conflicts

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9781412926942
eBook ISBN
9781452265865
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Entries
  4. List of Images
  5. Reader’s Guide
  6. About the Editors
  7. Introduction
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. D
  12. E
  13. F
  14. Volume 2
  15. G
  16. H
  17. I
  18. J
  19. K
  20. L
  21. M
  22. N
  23. O
  24. P
  25. Volume 3
  26. R
  27. S
  28. T
  29. U
  30. V
  31. W
  32. X
  33. Y
  34. Z
  35. Appendix Contents
  36. Appendix A: Data on Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1820 to the Present
  37. Introduction to Appendix A
  38. Appendix B: Internet Resources on Race, Ethnicity, and Society
  39. Index