Racial and Ethnic Relations, Census Update

Dr. Joe Feagin, currently Ella C. McFadden Professor at Texas A & M University, was born in San Angelo (Texas), got his early education in Houston, and graduated from Baylor University in 1960. He acquired his Ph.D. in sociology at Harvard University in 1966. Feagin has taught at the University of Massachusetts (Boston), University of California (Riverside), University of Texas, University of Florida, and Texas A&M University. Dr. Feagin has done much research and conceptual work on race, racism, and sexism issues and has served as the Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He has written 58 scholarly books and nearly 200 scholarly articles in his research areas.  Feagin’s major books include Systemic Racism (Routledge 2006), Social Problems: A Power-Conflict Perspective (6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2006); Liberation Sociology, with H. Vera (Westview, 2001); Racist America (Routledge 2000); The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism, with D. Van Ausdale (Rowman & Littlefield 2001); Racial and Ethnic Relations, with C. Feagin (7th ed.; Prentice-Hall 2008); The Many Costs of Racism, with K. McKinney (Rowman & Littlefield 2003); White Men on Race, with E. O'Brien (Beacon 2003); Black in Blue: African-American Police Officers and Racism, with K. Bolton (Routledge 2004); Two Faced Racism: Whites in the Backstage and Frontstage, with L. Picca (Routledge 2007); and The White Racial Frame (Routledge 2010).Feagin’s books have won numerous national and professional association prizes; his book, Ghetto Revolts (Macmillan 1973), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the 2006 recipient of a Harvard Alumni Association lifetime achievement award and was the 1999-2000 president of the American Sociological Association.

• IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Part I: The Racial and Ethnic Mosaic    Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations   Chapter 2: Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective  Part II: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions of Selected Racial and Ethnic Groups   Chapter 3: English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture   Chapter 4: Irish Americans and Italian Americans   Chapter 5: Jewish Americans   Chapter 6: Native Americans   Chapter 7: African Americans   Chapter 8: Mexican Americans   Chapter 9: Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans   Chapter 10: Japanese Americans   Chapter 11: Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian-Indian Americans   Chapter 12: Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans   Chapter 13: Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Issues in the United States: Some Final Considerations     Part III: Global Realities   Chapter 14: Colonialism and Postcolonialism: The Global Expansion of Racism    COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:*Summary and Key Terms appear at the end of each chapter.  Part I: The Racial and Ethnic Mosaic Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Racial and Ethnic Relations   Issues of Race and Racism   Ethnic Groups   A Note on Cultures   A Racial Framing of Society   Prejudices and Stereotypes   Discrimination    Chapter 2: Adaptation and Conflict: Racial and Ethnic Relations in Theoretical Perspective   Racial and Ethnic Hierarchies   Migration and Group Contact   Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Adaptation   Assimilation and Other Order Perspectives   Power-Conflict Theories    Part II: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions of Selected Racial and Ethnic GroupsImmigration, the Economy, and Government   Commercial Capitalism and the Slave Society: 1600s—1860s   Industrial Capitalism: 1860s—1910s   Advanced Industrial (Multinational) Capitalism: 1910s—2000s    Chapter 3: English Americans and the Anglo-Protestant Culture   The English Migrations   Nativist Reactions to Later European Immigrants   The Dominant Culture and Major U.S. Institutions   English Americans Today    Chapter 4: Irish Americans and Italian Americans   Irish Americans   Irish Immigration: An Overview   Stereotypes   Protest and Conflict   Politics and Political Institutions   The Irish in the Economy   Education   Religion   Assimilation Theories and the Irish   Italian Americans   Italian Immigration   Stereotypes   Conflict   Politics   The Economy  Education   Religion   Assimilation or Ethnogenesis?  A Note on Ethnic Diversity Among White Americans    Chapter 5: Jewish Americans   Migration   Prejudice and Stereotypes   Oppression and Conflict   Politics   The Economy   Education   Religion and Zionism   Assimilation or Pluralism?    Chapter 6: Native Americans   Conquest by Europeans and European Americans   Racist Images and Stereotypes   Politics   Protest and Conflict   The Economy   Education   Religion   Assimilation and Colonialism    Chapter 7: African Americans   Forced Migration and Slavery   Racist Ideologies and Associated Stereotypes   Interracial Conflict   The Economy   Politics and Protest   Education   Religion and Culture   Recent Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean   Assimilation for African Americans?    Chapter 8: Mexican Americans   The Conquest Period, 1500—1853  Past and Present Immigration   Immigrants   Stereotypes and Related Images   Conflict and Protest   The Economy   Politics and Protest  Education   Religion   Assimilation or Internal Colonialism?    Chapter 9: Puerto Rican and Cuban Americans   Puerto Ricans   From Spanish to U.S. Rule   Migration to the Mainland   Prejudices and Stereotypes   Economic and Related Conditions: The Mainland   Education   Politics   Protest   Religion   Assimilation or Colonialism?   Cuban Americans   Patterns of Immigration   Intergroup Conflict   Stereotypes and Discrimination   The Economic Situation   Politics   Religion   Assimilation or Colonialism?    Chapter 10: Japanese Americans   Introduction: Asian Americans   Japanese Americans   Migration: An Overview   Stereotypes      Repression and Violent Attacks   The Political Arena   The Economy   Education   Religion   Assimilation Perspectives    Chapter 11: Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian-Indian Americans   Migration: An Overview   Stereotypes   Discrimination and Conflict   Organizing and Activism in the Political Arena   The Economy   Education   Full Assimilation for Asian Americans?    Chapter 12: Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans   Middle Eastern Americans   Arab Americans   Migration   Stereotyping and Prejudice   Oppression, Discrimination, and Conflict   Politics and Political Emergence   The Economy   Education   Religion   Adaptation and Assimilation Issues    Chapter 13: Ongoing Racial and Ethnic Issues in the United States: Some Final Considerations   A Nation of Immigrants   The Melting Pot: Early Images of Immigrant Incorporation   Multicultural and Multiracial Democracy Issues   Equality and a Pluralistic Democracy      Part III: Global Realities Chapter 14: Colonialism and Postcolonialism: The Global Expansion of Racism   Colonialism and Racism   The History and Legacy of Colonialism   To Whom Does Southern Africa Belong?   Brazil: The Legacy of Slavery and the Illusion of Equality   Colonialism and Colonizer in France: The Violence of Inclusion and Exclusion   The Future of Colonialism and Post-Colonialism