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Dominant-Minority Relations in America: Convergence in the New World, 2/E
John P. Myers, Rowan University

ISBN-10: 0205482414
ISBN-13: 9780205482412

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 544 pp
Published: 10/31/2006

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This text looks at inter-group relations from both conflict and assimilationist perspectives and encourages students to see that they are part of the process of dominant-minority interaction.

  • Develops a theoretical model using both conflict and assimilation theories, emphasizing that hostility and struggle have been part of every minority group's history.
  • Covers 10 groups in-depth:
    • Native Americans
    • African Americans
    • Irish Americans
    • German Americans
    • Italian Americans
    • Second-Stream Jewish Americans
    • Japanese Apericans
    • Mexican Americans
    • Vietnamese Americans
    • Arab Americans
  • Chapter 4 provides a comparison of inter-group relations in the U.S. with those in other countries: South Africa, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, and Vietnam.
  • Part III discusses the experiences of ten representative groups from different periods throughout history.
  • Each representative group is examined in light of the same five questions:

    1.What was the dominant group's initial conflict position?

    2. How did the minority group respond?

    3. What tactics did the dominant group use to maintain their dominance?

    4. To what extent was the minority group community separate, and how much power did they generate?

    5. How did they assimilate and share power with the dominant group?

    • New statistics and research are found throughout the text.
    • A new chapter on Arab-Americans has been added.
    • Chapter 3 "Race and Ethnicity in Other Societies" has been updated:
      • Material on Northern Ireland, South Africa, and other places covered in the first edition has been updated.
      • An additional cross cultural example: Recent History or Rwanda
    • Chapter 4 "Initial Contact, Immigration, and Size of Groups Today" now includes:
      • The social, historical, and legal context for immigration - answering when, why, and how different groups have immigrated.
      • Provides past, present, and projected sizes and percentages of minority groups.
    • The family background project, which was integrated throughout the first edition, is now in a separate workbook entitled Linking Personal Ethnic History with the Convergence in the New World. 
    • The basics-of-sociology material is now found in the appendix rather than presented in the introductory chapter.

    BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS


    Part I: Introduction, Other Sources of Oppression, Cross-Cultural Comparisons, and Theory

     

    Chapter 1: Definitions and Concepts 

    Chapter 2: Other Sources of Oppression in Our Society

    Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity in Other Societies 

    Chapter 4: Initial Contact, Immigration, and Size of Groups Today

    Chapter 5: Constructing a Theoretical Model to Explain Dominant-Minority Relations

     

    Part II:   Applying Sociological Theory to Group Experience

     

    Chapter 6: Native Americans  

    Chapter 7: African Americans 

    Chapter 8: Irish Americans

    Chapter 9: German Americans 

    Chapter 10: Italian Americans 

    Chapter 11: Second-Stream Jewish Americans   

    Chapter 12: Japanese Americans  

    Chapter 13: Mexican Americans  

    Chapter 14: Vietnamese Americans 

    Chapter 15: Arab Americans


    COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS


    Preface  

     

    Part I Introduction, Other Sources of Oppression, Cross-Cultural Comparisons, and Theory

     

    Chapter 1 Definitions and Concepts

    Migrant, Immigrant, and Emigrant 

    Ethnic Group 

    Race 

    Racism and Ethnocentrism 

    Minority Group

    Dominant Group

    Prejudice and Discrimination

     

    Chapter 2 Other Sources of Oppression in Our Society

    Some of the Other Oppressed Groups   

    Tolerance

    Term for Other Groups

    Definition of Minority Groups Based on Race and Ethnicity 

    Logistical Reasons for Focusing on Minority Groups Based
    on Race and Ethnicity 

    Reasons for Studying Oppressed Groups Based on Characteristics
    Other Than Race and Ethnicity

    Minority Group Based on Gender

    Minority Group Based on Sexual Orientation 

    Minority Groups Based on Other Statuses

    Minority Groups That Discriminate

     

    Chapter 3 Race and Ethnicity in Other Societies

    Apartheid in South Africa — Different Numbers

    Northern Ireland — Religion and National Heritage

    1930s and 1940s Germany — Religion and Ancestry

    Puerto Rico — A Different View of Color

    Vietnam — National Origin

    Rwamda — Colonial Heritage of Racism

    Dominant—Minority Relations throughout the World 

     

    Chapter 4 Initial Contact, Immigration, and Size of Groups Today

    First Contacts and Immigration

    Legislative Changes and Changes in the Social Environment

    The Census

    The Size of Groups

     

    Chapter 5 Constructing a Theoretical Model to Explain Dominant-Minority Relations

    The Question

    An Overview of the Approach

    Assimilation, Pluralism, Functionalism, and Conflict

    Functionalism and Assimilation 

    Functionalism and Ideology

    The Conflict Perspective and Minority Group Theory 

    Conflict and Assimilation: A Single Model

    Questions to Ask Based on the Model

    Family Background Projec

     

    Part II   Applying Sociological Theory to Group Experience

     

    Chapter 6 Native Americans 

    Overview

    The Dominant Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that the Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 7 African Americans 

    Overview and Comparison to Native Americans

    The Dominant Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that the Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 8 Irish Americans

    Overview and Comparison to African and Native Americans

    The Dominant Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that the Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 9 German Americans 

    Overview and Comparison to African, Native, and Irish Americans

    The Dominant Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that the Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 10 Italian Americans 

    Overview and Comparison to African, Native, Irish,
    and German Americans

    The Dominant Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that the Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 11 Second-Stream Jewish Americans  

    Overview and Comparison to African and Native Americans,
    and Other First- and Second-Stream Immigrants

    The Nature of the Initial Conflict Position of the Dominant Group and Other Minority Groups

    Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Gentile Groups to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing 

     

    Chapter 12 Japanese Americans  

    Overview and Comparison to African and Native Americans,
    and Other First- and Second-Stream Immigrants

    The Nature of the Initial Conflict Position of
    the Dominant Group and of Other Minority Groups

    The Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 13 Mexican Americans 

    Overview and Comparison to African and Native Americans,
    and Other First- and Second-Stream Immigrants

    The Nature of the Anglo Group’s
    Initial Conflict Position

    The Responses of the Minority Group

    Tactics Used by the Dominant Group to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established, and the Amount of Power that Community Generated

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 14 Vietnamese Americans 

    Overview and Comparison to African and Native Americans,
    and Other First- and Second-Stream Immigrants

    The Initial Conflict Position of
    the Dominant Group and of Other Groups

    Responses of the Vietnamese and Community Building

    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

     

    Chapter 15 Arab Americans

    Overview: Unique, Ironic, and Complex

    Immigration Histoy: Two Cohorts

    Comparison to Other Minority Groups

    The Nature of the Dominant Group’s Initial Conflict Position

    The Response of the Minority Group: Peddlers and Community Builders

    Ongoing Dominant Group Tactics Used to Maintain Dominance

    The Extent the Minority Group Community Was Separate and
    Established
    The Types and Extent of Assimilation or Power Sharing

                   

    Appendix--Basics of Sociology

    Basic Definitions 

    Methods

    Theoretical Perspectives 

     

    References

    Index 

    John P. Myers is Professor of Sociology at Rowan University.

    Dominant-Minority Relations in America looks at inter-group relations from both conflict and assimilationist perspectives and encourages students to see that they are part of the process of dominant-minority interaction.

     

    New to this edition:

    • A chapter on Arab-Americans has been added.
    • Chapter 3, “Race and Ethnicity in Other Societies,” now contains an additional cross-cultural example on the colonial heritage of racism in Rwanda as well as updates to the material on Northern Ireland, South Africa, and other places covered in the first edition.
    • Chapter 4, “Initial Contact, Immigration, and Size of Groups Today” now examines when, why, and how different groups have immigrated, and presents information on past, present, and projected sizes and percentages of minority groups.
    • The material on the basics of sociology is now in the appendix rather than in the introductory chapter.
    • The family background project, which was integrated throughout the first edition, is now in a separate workbook entitled Linking Personal Ethnic History with the Convergence in the New World. 

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