Ethnic studies
Subtitle: issues and approaches
By: Philip Q. Yang.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Minorities -- United States -- Study and teaching; Ethnology -- United States -- Study and teaching; Ethnicity -- United States -- Study and teaching; United States -- Ethnic relations -- Study and teaching; United States -- Race relations -- Study and teaching
Description: "This book offers the first comprehensive definition of the field of ethnic studies, covering both the major issues of the field and its theoretical and methodological approaches. Ethnic Studies traces the origins and evolution of the discipline in the United States and maps its domain. The majority of the work considers central issues in ethnicity such as identity, stratification, adaptation, discrimination, racism, segregation, conflict, ethnicity and politics; and race, class, and gender.

For each issue, key concepts are introduced, main dimensions outlined, empirical evidence presented, theoretical approaches discussed, and often an alternative perspective is suggested."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-308) and index.