IN THIS SECTION:

1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: The Study of Minorities   

Chapter 2: The Role of Culture  

Chapter 3: Ethnic and Racial Stratification

Chapter 4: Prejudice   

Chapter 5: Discrimination  

Chapter 6: Dominant–Minority Relations     

Chapter 7: Immigration Patterns and Issues

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: The Study of Minorities   

The Stranger as a Social Phenomenon

A Sociological Perspective  

Minority Groups  

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Ethnocentrism  

 Chapter 2: The Role of Culture  

The Concept of Culture

Cultural Change  

Theories of Minority Integration   

Is There a White Culture?  

Chapter 3: Ethnic and Racial Stratification

Stratification  

Social Class   

Intergroup Conflict

Ethnic Stratification    

Labor Outcomes

Chapter 4: Prejudice   

The Psychology of Prejudice   

The Sociology of Prejudice   

Stereotyping   

The Influence of Television     

The Influence of Advertising and Music   

Can Prejudice Be Reduced?

Chapter 5: Discrimination   

Levels of Discrimination

Relationships between Prejudice and Discrimination

Social and Institutional Discrimination   

The Affirmative-Action Controversy   

Racial Profiling

Chapter 6: Dominant–Minority Relations   

Minority-Group Responses   

Consequences of Minority-Group Status

Dominant-Group Responses

Chapter 7: Immigration Patterns and Issues

Ethnic Consciousness  

The Changing Face of Ethnicity

Migration Patterns

Current Ethnic Issues  

Language Retention  

Diversity in the Future