Race in the 21st century
Subtitle: ethnographic approaches
By: John Hartigan, Jr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780195375602; 9780195375619
Other titles: Race in the twenty-first century
Description: "In Race in the 21st Century: Ethnographic Approaches, John Hartigan takes an anthropological look at questions such as these by introducing students to the study of race through qualitative approaches. In the first text to take an explicitly ethnographic approach, Hartigan summarizes and explains the current state of social science knowledge on race in the United States. In the process of surveying this research, Hartigan guides readers to think through basic important questions about race in relation to their own circumstances. Unlike many texts, however, this one focuses not on essential differences between racial or ethnic groups, but rather on the commonalities. The author concentrates on the particular contexts where people actively engage and respond to racial meanings and identities. In this way, he encourages readers to think critically about the meaning of race."--Pub. desc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.