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Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States, 9/E
Vincent N. Parrillo, William Paterson University

ISBN-10: 0205585574
ISBN-13: 9780205585571

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth; 672 pp
Published: 03/24/2008

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This top-selling, comprehensive text on racial and ethnic relations in the U.S. covers theoretical issues and the experiences of more than 50 racial, ethnic, and religious groups.

  • Covers over 50 racial, ethnic, and religious groups, providing broad, yet specific coverage of Europeans, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Arabs, religious minorities, and women as a minority group.
  • “The stranger” concept is introduced in an analysis of the stranger as a social phenomena, and the text continues to carry this unifying theme throughout the study of all minority groups.
  • Systematically applies the three main sociological perspectives as a consistent framework for analysis.
  • Provides first-hand immigrant accounts and comparative examples from other countries through “Ethnic Experience” and “International Scene” boxes.
  • Sets each group's experiences in a socio-historical context before present-day analysis.
  • The final chapter, “The Ever-Changing U.S. Mosaic,” brings synthesis to the many groups represented in the text.
  • Offers extensive treatment of culture to help students understand this crucial element of intergroup relations.
  • 4-color text that is filled with maps and graphs to aid student learning.
  • Vincent Parrillo is the recipient of the Robin M. Williams, Jr., Distinguished Lecturer for 2005-2006 award from the Eastern Sociological Society.


    • A new “Ethnic Experience” box on being a young Muslim American and experiencing racial profiling (Chapter 3);
    • A unique new section on minority-minority relations, with particular emphasis on black-brown relations (Chapter 4);
    • A new chapter (Chapter 14) on homosexuals, the elderly, and people with disabilities that not only examines all three groups but also uniquely includes components that illustrate their intersection with race and ethnicity;
    • Application of labeling theory to its affect on self esteem as it relates to the minority pattern of negative self image (Chapter 4)
    • Additional insights into the use of diversity training in the corporate world and the military, drawing from the author’s own experiences in conducting such programs (Chapter 3);
    •  A new “Ethnic Experience” box on acculturation experiences as a young Hispanic Immigrant;
    • A new “International Scene” box on minority segregation and defiance in France;
    • New key terms such as macrosocial theories and microsocial theories (Chapter 1); labeling theory (chapter 4); minority-minority relations (Chapter 4); slavery reparations (Chapter 10); 1.5 generation (Chapter 15).
    • New profile of the Southern Ute as an economically successful tribe (Chapter 7);
    • New section on Muslim Americans confronting discrimination in the post-9/11 era (Chapter 12);
    • A new “Ethnic Experience” box on everyday encounters as a deaf American in a hearing world (Chapter 14);
    • A new “Ethnic Experience” box on experiencing family transnationalism as a new young immigrant (Chapter 15);
    • A new “International Scene” box on multiculturalism in France.

    Other changes and additions include:

    • An update in all chapters of the latest socioeconomic profiles of all racial and ethnic groups not only as text matter, but with maps, charts, tables, and graphics;
    • An expanded discussion on the social construction of race and on the distinctions between race and ethnicity (Chapter 1);
    • An expanded discussion on the distinction between the Dillingham Flaw and the Thomas Theorem (Chapter 1);
    • A repositioning of the three theories of minority integration from Chapter 2 to Chapter 4 to create greater cohesiveness on the theme of intergroup relations;
    • An expanded discussion on diversity training programs to include the research on their effectiveness (Chapter 3);
    • A renaming of Chapter 4 to “Intergroup Relations” to recognize its inclusion on Minority-minority relations as well as dominant-minority relations;
    • An expanded discussion on the split labor market concept (Chapter 4);
    • An expanded discussion about casinos on reservations (Chapter 7);
    • Expanded discussion on Asian Indian occupation patterning (Chapter 9);
    • Expanded discussion on Iraqi refugees and on Iranian and Iraqi American group Identity in the current political climate (Chapter 9);
    • Inclusion of arguments for and against slavery reparations (Chapter 10);
    • Commentary and photo illustration of racism in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (Chapter 10);
    • Contrast of the Haitian and Jamaican American communities (Chapter 10);
    • Expanded discussion on the Turkish American experience;
    • Commentary on the current socioeconomic states of U.S. Catholics (Chapter 12);
    • Expanded discussion of the “hot button” issues of immigration, illegal aliens, Language retention, bolstered by the latest research, data, and public opinion Polls (Chapter 15);
    • Expanded discussion on interracial dating and marriages (Chapter 15);

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    Part One   Sociological Framework

     

    1 The Study of Minorities

    The Stranger as a Social Phenomenon

    Minority Groups

    Racial and Ethnic Groups

    Ethnocentrism

    Objectivity

    The Dillingham Flaw

    Personal Troubles and Public Issues

    The Dynamics of Intergroup Relations

    Sociological Perspectives

     

    2 Culture and Social Structure

    The Concept of Culture

    Cultural Change

    Structural Conditions

    Stratification

    Social Class

    Intergroup Conflict

    Ethnic Stratification

    Is There a White Culture?

     

    3 Prejudice and Discrimination

    Prejudice

    Discrimination

     

    4 Intergroup Relations

    Minority-Group Responses

    Consequences of Minority—Group Status

    Dominant-Group Responses

    Exploitation

    Minority—Minority Relations

    Theories of Minority Integration

     

     

    Part 2: European Americans

     

    5 Northern and Western Europeans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    The English

    The Dutch

    The French

    The Germans

    The Irish

    The Scandinavians and Finns

    The Scots

    The Welsh

    Social Realities for Women

    Northern and Western European Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

    6 Southern, Central, and Eastern Europeans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    The Slavic Peoples

    The Poles

    The Russians

    The Ukrainians

    The Hungarians

    The Gypsies

    The Italians

    The Greeks

    The Portuguese

    The Armenians

    Immigrant Women and Work

    Southern, Central and Eastern European Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

     

    Part 3:Visible Minorities

     

    7 The Native Americans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Early Encounters

    Values and Social Structure

    Stereotyping

    Changes in Government Policy

    Present-Day Native American Life

    Natural Resources

    Red Power

    The Courts

    Bureau of Indian Affairs

    Urban Native Americans

    Cultural Impact

    Native American Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

    8 East and Southeast Asian Americans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Cultural Attributes

    The Chinese

    The Japanese

    The Filipinos

    The Koreans

    The Vietnamese

    Other Southeast Asians

    The Laotians

    Ethnoviolence

    The Model-Minority Stereotype

    East and Southeast Asian Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

    9 Other Asian and Middle Eastern Americans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    The Asian Indians

    Arab Americans

    The Syrian/Lebanese

    The Palestinians

    Homeland Influence

    The American Federation of Ramallah

    Community Life

    The Iranians

    The Iraqis

    The Turks

    The Pakistanis

    Other Asian and Middle Eastern Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

     10 Black Americans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Institutionalized Racism

    The Winds of Change

    Urban Unrest

    The Bell-Curve Debate

    Language as Prejudice

    Social Indicators of Black Progress

    Race or Class?

    African and Afro-Caribbean Immigrants

    Black American Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

    11 Hispanic Americans

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Social Indicators of Hispanic Progress

    The Mexicans

    The Puerto Ricans

    The Cubans

    Caribbean, Central and South Americans

    Hispanic American Assimilation

    Sociological Analysis

     

     

    Part 4: Other Minorities

     

    12 Religious Minorities

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Catholic Americans

    Jewish Americans

    The Mormons

    Muslim Americans

    The Amish

    The Rastafarians

    The Santeríans

    Hindu Americans

    Religion and U.S. Society

    Religious Assimilation

    Sociological Perspectives

     

    13 Women as a Minority Group

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    The Reality of Gender Differences

    Immigrant and Minority Women

    Social Indicators of Women’s Status

    Sexual Harassment

    Sexism and the Law

    Women and Politics

    Sociological Analysis

     

    14 Gays, People with Disabilities, and the Elderly

    Sexual Orientation

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Gay Genetics

    Stigma and Sanctions

    Tolerance and Backlash

    How Many Gays Are There?

    Public Attitudes about Homosexuality

    Current Issues

    People with Disabilities

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    Americans with Disabilities

    Legislative Actions

    Myths and Stereotypes

    Current Issues

    Old Age

    Sociohistorical Perspective

    The Graying of America

    Values about Age

    Myths and Stereotypes

    Current Issues

    Sociological Analysis

     

     

    Part 5: Contemporary Patterns and Issues

     

    15 The Ever-Changing U.S. Mosaic

    Ethnic Consciousness

    The Changing Face of Ethnicity

    Current Ethnic Issues

    Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Future

     

    Appendix

    Glossary

    Notes

    Index

    Credits

     

    Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Vincent N. Parrillo experienced multiculturalism early as the son of a second-generation Italian American father and Irish/German American mother. He grew up in an ethnically diverse neighborhood, developing friendships and teenage romances with second- and third-generation Dutch, German, Italian, and Polish Americans. As he grew older, he developed other friendships that frequently crossed racial and religious lines.

    Professor Parrillo came to the field of sociology after first completing a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in English. After teaching high school English and then serving as a college administrator, he took his first sociology course when he began doctoral studies at Rutgers University. Inspired by a discipline that scientifically investigates social issues, he changed his major and completed his degree in sociology.

    Leaving his administrative post but staying at William Paterson University, Prof. Parrillo has since taught sociology for more than 30 years. He has lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and has regularly conducted diversity leadership programs for the military and large corporations. His keynote address at a bilingual educators’ conference was published in Vital Speeches of the Day, which normally contains only speeches by national political leaders and heads of corporations and organizations.

    Prof. Parrillo was a Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic and Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Pisa. He was the keynote speaker at international conferences in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. He has met with government leaders, nongovernment agency leaders, law enforcement officials, and educators in more than a dozen countries as a consultant on immigration policy, hate crimes, and multicultural education. He has done on-air interviews with Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, appeared on national Canadian television, and been interviewed by numerous Canadian and European reporters.

    Prof. Parrillo’s ventures into U.S. media include writing, narrating, and producing two PBS award-winning documentaries, Ellis Island: Gateway to America and Smokestacks and Steeples: A Portrait of Paterson. Contacted by reporters across the nation for his views on race and ethnic relations, he has been quoted in dozens of newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Cincinnati Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Hartford Courant, Omaha World-Herald, Orlando Sentinel, and Virginian Pilot. He has appeared on numerous U.S. radio and television programs.

    Prof. Parrillo is also the author of Understanding Race and Ethnic Relations, third edition (Allyn & Bacon), Contemporary Social Problems, sixth edition (Allyn & Bacon), Cities and Urban Life, fourth edition (with John Macionis), Diversity in America, second edition, and Rethinking Today’s Minorities. His articles and book reviews have appeared in journals such as The Social Science Journal, Sociological Forum, Social Forces, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Journal of American Ethnic History, and the Encyclopedia of American Immigration. He is General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Sociology for Sage Publications. Several of his books and articles have been translated into other languages, including Chinese, Czech, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Swedish.

    An active participant in various capacities throughout the years in the American Sociological Association and Eastern Sociological Society, Prof. Parrillo has been listed in Who’s Who in International Education, Outstanding Educators of America, American Men and Women of Science, and Who’s Who in the East. In 2004, he received the Award for Excellence in Scholarship from William Paterson University. In March 2005, the Eastern Sociological Society named him its Robin M. Williams, Jr. Distinguished Lecturer for 2005—2006, and elected him as its vice president for 2008—2009.

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