Ethnic America: Readings in Race Class and Gender

About this book

ETHNIC AMERICA: Readings in Race Class and Gender by Rita Cameron Wedding Eric Vega & Gregory Yee Mark takes an interdisciplinary approach to discussing race class and gender issues in the United States. Covering dysfunctions theory and current events this book is a compilation of recent articles in the field of Ethnic America. Specific articles dealing with the history of African-American Asian Pacific Red Indians Native Americans and Latinos provides a grounding for students to analyze propositions raised in more traditional sociology and anthropology classes. Following each section is a set of questions that help the reader to structure their understanding of race class and gender issues in the United States. These questions target two distinct audiences: students of Ethnic Studies and social justice activities. Articles covering concepts such as ethnic groups racism color blindness and inter-sectionality are presented in an easy-to-understand format.