Recognizing Race and Ethnicity

by Kathleen J. Fitzgeraldd

This best-selling textbook explains the current state of research in the sociology of race/ethnicity, emphasizing white privilege, the social construction of race, and the newest theoretical perspectives for understanding race and ethnicity. It is designed to engage students with an emphasis on topics that are meaningful to their lives, including sports, popular culture, interracial relationships, and biracial/multiracial identities and families. The new third edition comes at a pivotal time in the politics of race and identity. Fitzgerald includes vital new discussions on white ethnicities and the politics of Trump and populism. Prominent attention is given to immigration and the discourse surrounding it, police and minority populations, and the criminal justice system. Using the latest available data, the author examines the present and future of generational change. New cases studies include athletes and racial justice activism, removal of Confederate monuments, updates on Black Lives Matter, and Native American activism at Standing Rock and against the Bayou Bridge pipeline.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sociology

638 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2014

Reviews

[India Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative! This book is clear and easy to read while still teaching and explaining essential and helpful terms. This book is a very good introduction to sociology as it relates to race and ethnic minorities and beyond. This book acted as a very good foundation for more advanced readings and definitely helped me to better understand and analyze racism in all of its facets from a historical context.