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245 0 0 _aTaking sides:
_bclashing views on controversial issues in race and ethnicity /
_cselected, edited, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aGuilford, Conn. :
_bMcGraw-Hill/Dushkin,
_cc2002
300 _axxiv, 376 p. ;
_c24 cm.
505 0 _aPreface. - Introduction: Issues in race and ethnicity. Pt. 1. Thinking about and researching minorities. Issue 1. Should outsider and insider researchers be expected to get similar findings? Issue 2. Are blacks "natural born" athletes? Issue 3. Do industrialization and capitalism cause racial and ethnic inequalities? Issue 4. Have scholars ignored the willing participation of Germans in killing Jews during the Holocaust - Pt. 2. Constructing social identities and cultural conflict. Issue 5. Do the identities of blacks lie in Africa? Issue 6. Are Hispanics making significant progress? Issue 7. Do cultural differences between home and school explain the high dropout rates for American Indian students? Issue 8. Does rap music contribute to violent crime? Issue 9. Does bilingual education harm Hispanic and other children? Issue 10. Are Arabs and other Muslims portrayed unfairly in American films? - Pt. 3. Immigration, racism, and leadership. Issue 11. Is racial segregation necessarily bad? Issue 12. Is immigration a problem in the United States? Issue 13. Does environmental racism exist? Issue 14. Are black leaders part of the problem? - Pt. 4. Negotiating social justice and hierarchies. Issue 15. Should standardized tests be eliminated from applicant processes? Issue 16. Should inner-city blacks and Hispanics be relocated? Issue 17. Should race be a consideration in college admissions? - Pt. 5. Future policies and global issues. Issue 18. Are reparations a good idea? Issue 19. Is Israel the aggressor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Issue 20. Are African leaders midguided in their fight against AIDS? Issue 21. Is the drug war harming blacks? - Contributors. - Index.
520 _aTaking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Race and Ethnicity, 4th edition, is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in race and ethnicity. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading sociologists, political scientists, and historians, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. - Back cover.
650 0 _aEthnicity
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650 0 _aRace awareness
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xEthnic relations.
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xRace relations.
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