Diversity and Society

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

NEW TO THIS EDITION:     

• 68 new or updated graphs, maps, and tables incorporate the latest data from the Census, Pew, Gallup, and other sources.       
• New key terms such as color line, colorism, and one drop rule increase student vocabulary.       
• New/expanded topics include: Birthright Citizenship, DREAMers, “white spaces” and “living while black,” racial bias in the criminal justice system, the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, recent immigration from Mexico, harmful effects of the “model minority” myth.   
• Many of the “Contemporary Issues” boxes have been updated to reflect current events that will keep students engaged with the content.        
• New material on intersectionality has been added to Chapters 1 and 10 to give students a better understanding of diversity in the United States and minority groups in U.S. society. 
• Terminology has been updated to more accurately indicate social statuses or reflect the preferred framing of issues (“slave owners” instead of “masters,” “enslaved people” instead of “slaves,” “man/woman” instead of “male/female,” “detention camps” instead of “relocation centers”).      
• “Applying Concepts” is a new end-of-chapter exercise that helps students put new knowledge into practice.  

KEY FEATURES:        

• Two early chapters explore immigration into the U.S. and the history of our dominant-minority relations.       
• Subsequent chapters discuss the experience of major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.       
• Minority groups are not treated as single, undifferentiated entities; the text looks at the variety of experiences within each group, particularly differences between men and women.     
• “Comparative Focus” boxes examine group relations in other societies.       
• "Focus on Contemporary Issues" boxes call attention to and generate discussion on issues of interest to students. Examples include contemporary slavery, immigration and hate crimes.        
• An abundance of tables, graphs, and maps present a variety of rich data about American minority groups to ground the discussions and analysis.        
• “Questions for Reflection” throughout the text help students identify key points, analyze the material, make connections across chapters, and recognize material that they need to clarify.       
• SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.        
• Internet-based activities, available for each chapter on the SAGE edge site, help students apply ideas and concepts and form the basis for classroom discussion.