Publisher's Synopsis
Featuring a new section on public policy, and a wide range of new essays by specialists in ethnic studies, this updated text introduces students to the diverse points of view that comprise the debate on race and ethnicity in the USA.;Arranged in debate format, the essays address such vital questions as: how have the experiences of racial minorities in the USA been similar to and different from each other?; is "race" the same as "ethnicity"?; how has culture shaped race and ethnic relations?; and how can racial inequality be explained, and what public policies or strategies are needed to address it?;The updated material examines affirmative action, welfare dependency and the Los Angeles riots, and includes a debate between Arthur Schlesinger Jr and the editor on multicultural curricula and the campus "culture wars".
