Diversity and society : Race, ethnicity, and gender / Joseph F. Healey.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MINORITY GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES 1. Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts 2. Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics II. THE EVOLUTION OF DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 3. The Development of Dominant-Minority Group Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery 4. Industrialization and Dominant-Minority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society III. UNDERSTANDING DOMINANT-MINORITY RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY 5. African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism 6. American Indians: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society 7. Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves 8. Asian Americans: "Model Minorities"? IV. CHALLENGES FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE 9 New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges 10. Minority Groups and U.S. Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future.

The only brief text to present a unified sociological frame of reference to help students analyze minority-dominant relations. The fourth edition of Joseph F. Healey's Diversity and Society , updated to include the latest information from the 2010 census, continues to provide a solid foundation for understanding minority-dominant relations in the United States. Derived in part from bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class , this accessible 10-chapter text teaches concepts and theories through current, engaging topics, such....