Name: Diversity in America By Vincent N. Parrillo
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Diversity in America by Vincent N. Parrillo

This Third Edition once more squarely addresses the topic which perhaps generates more passion, invective, and raucous debate than all others in American society today. Is multiculturalism a threat to us? Is there too much immigration? Are Americans no longer sufficiently 'American'? This book answers these questions by using history and sociology to shed light on socially constructed myths about the past, misunderstandings from the present, and anxieties about the future of American social and cultural diversity.

About Vincent N. Parrillo

Vincent N. Parrillo was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. He received his B.S. degree from Seton Hall University, his M.A.from Montclair State University, and his doctorate from Rutgers University. He teaches the following undergraduate courses: Minority Groups in America, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Socialization, Social Problems, Ethnic and Racial Conflict Resolution. Graduate courses include Racial and Ethnic Experiences and Sociology of Intercultural Communication.

1. Perception and Reality What This Book Is All About Seeing Is Believing, But Is It Knowing? The Cultural Homogeneity Myth The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Pluralism The Melting Pot The Dillingham Flaw Understanding Today by Knowing about Yesterday 2. Diversity in Aboriginal America The Larger Context Diversity in Language Diversity in Gender Roles Diversity in Clothing Diversity in Housing Diversity in Social Organization Diversity in Values The Next Horizon 3. Diversity in Colonial Times The Larger Context Colonial Beginnings Geographic Variances in Diversity Religious Diversity A Kaleidoscope Society The Next Horizon 4. Diversity in the Early National Period The Larger Context Building a National Identity Social Structure and Social Class Religion, Power, and Group Consciousness The Nation's First Census Expanding Territory and Diversity The Drop in Immigration The Significance of Natural Population Growth Emergence of a Common Culture The False Horizon 5. Diversity in the Age of Expansion The Larger Context Travelers Discover the Ethnic Mosaic The French The Irish The Germans Native Americans The Africans The Chinese The Mexicans Intergroup Conflicts The Next Horizon 6. Diversity in the Industrial Age The Larger Context Minority Family Economies Population Diversity African Americans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Hispanic Americans Native Americans Middle Eastern Americans Northern and Western European Americans Southern, Central, and Eastern European Americans Intergroup Conflicts The Next Horizon 7. Diversity in the Information Age The Larger Context The Human Element Institutionalizing Minority Rights The Europeans Asians and Pacific Islanders Black Americans Hispanic Americans North Africans and Southwest Asians Native Americans Religious Diversity The Next Horizon 8. Intergenerational Comparisons Why Are Voices Raised Against Immigration? Immigration Rate Foreign-Born Population Race in America Mainstream Americans Perception and Reality The Larger Context Today's Patterns in Perspective 9. Is Multiculturalism a Threat? The Umbrellas of Multiculturalism The Larger Context Roses and Thorns The Thorns of Multiculturalism The Roses of Multiculturalism Is Multiculturalism the Enemy? 10. Multiculturalism after Nine-Eleven Government Responses Public Response Measuring Social Distance after Nine-Eleven Have Attitudes Changed about Immigration? The Larger Context What about Tomorrow? 11. The Next Horizon The Dawning of a New Century World Population Growth U.S. Population Predictions The Dillingham Flaw in Reverse Factors Influencing Change The Challenge of Racial Diversity Increased Religious Diversity The Mainstreaming of Women The Ever-Changing Mosaic

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Diversity in America by Vincent N. Parrillo

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Vincent N. Parrillo

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SAGE Publications Inc

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20080722

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240

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