American cultural pluralism and law
By: Jill Norgren and Serena Nanda.
Contributors: Nanda, Serena.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780275986926; 9780275986995
Subjects: Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Multiculturalism -- Law and legislation -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references( p. 267-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Race and ethnicity; title: Native Americans, land, and law; title: Trouble in paradise : Native Hawaiian and Puerto Rican sovereignty; title: African Americans : the fight for justice and equality; title: Immigration : Latinos and law; title: Religion; title: Religious belief and practice : the Mormons; title: Religious belief and practice : the Amish; title: The culture wars in American schools; title: Religion and the use of illicit drugs : the Rastafari and the Native American church; title: Gender; title: Women's nature, women's lives, women's rights; title: Family values : gays and marriage; title: Community and citizenship; title: Fighting prejudice : persons with disabilities and homeless persons; title: 100 percent American : who qualifies in a national emergency? : Japanese Americans and the law; title: Cultural pluralism and the rule of law post-9/11.