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Helps Students Relate Concepts of Diversity to their own LivesUnderstanding Diversity, 1/e by Claire M. Renzetti and Raquel M. Kennedy-Bergen is composed of original contributions written by both well-known sociologists as well as newer voices whose cutting edge work is likely to significantly impact the field. Readers will find it easy to relate to this title, as every topic has been chosen based on its relevancy to college students. Students will emerge with an understanding of how the intersecting inequalities of race, gender, social class, sexuality, age, immigration status, and geographic location influence how various problems are socially and politically framed, and how they are differentially experienced.
Contents
In This Section:I) Brief Table of ContentsII) Detailed Table of Contents I) Brief Table of ContentsChapter 1. Understanding DiversitySECTION I: WORK, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING Chapter 2. Economic Crisis and Its Effect on Hope, Trust, and CaringChapter 3. Inequalities in Health And Well-Being in The United StatesChapter 4. Women's Homelessness and the Role of ViolenceChapter 5. Night and DaySECTION II: CRIME, DEVIANCE, AND JUSTICEChapter 6. The Hidden NightmareChapter 7. Black Girls, Gender, and ViolenceChapter 8. Race, Ethnicity and Living Arrangements ofChildren of Incarcerated MothersChapter 9. Cinderella, Wilma Flintstone, and XenaThe Warrior PrincessSECTION III: EDUCATION, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE MEDIA Chapter 10. Immigration And EducationChapter 11. Everyday Racial Interactions for Whites and College Students of CollegeChapter 12. The College Hookup CultureChapter 13. What Does Mainstream Media Tell us About Whites' Racial Behavior? Chapter 14. Patriarchy.com Section IV. COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Chapter 15. Growing Up in Poor Neighborhoods Chapter 16. Not Just Buying A HomeChapter 17. Food Insecurity in United States Chapter 18. "Sacrificed So Others Can Life Conveniently" II) Detailed Table of Contents Chapter 1. Understanding DiversityAn IntroductionRaquel Kennedy Bergen & Claire M. Renzetti Personal Troubles and Public Issues Conceptualizing Difference Celebrating Difference, Challenging Inequality SECTION I: WORK, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING Chapter 2. Economic Crisis and Its Effect on Hope, Trust, and CaringCarolyn Cummings Perrucci & Robert Perrucci Chronic Job Loss and Wage Stagnation Financial Meltdown 2008 Impact on Racial and Ethnic Groups Government Complicity in Job Loss and Financial Meltdown Class Polarization and Declining Opportunity Exploring the Link Between Economic Crisis and Hope, Trust, and Caring Chapter 3. Inequalities in Health And Well-Being in The United StatesGendered Racism and the Experiences of Black WomenBrea L. Perry, Erin Pullen, & Carrie B. Oser Introduction: An Overview of Racial Health Disparities in the United States Intersecting Social Statuses: Black Women and Gendered Racism The Role of Gendered Racism in Health Findings from the B-WISE Project How Common are Sexism and Racism Among Low Socioeconomic Status BlackWomen? How does Gendered Racism Affect Health and Well-Being? Implications for Diversity and HealthChapter 4. Women's Homelessness and the Roleof ViolenceNot Just a Personal ProblemJennifer K. Wesely Childhood Experiences and Early IndependenceChildhood Victimization Childhood Messages and Heightened Risks Lack of Protection and Social Indifference Early Independence Increased Vulnerabilities and Survival Strategies Violence, Adult Homelessness, and Resisting the CycleNormalized Violence and Family Ideals Adult Intimate Partner Relationships and Their Effects ResistanceChapter 5. Night and DayGendered Violence and Intersectionality in the Everyday Experiences of Transgender MenMiriam J. Abelson Leo's Story Michael's Story Drew's Story Transphobic Violence SECTION II: CRIME, DEVIANCE, AND JUSTICEChapter 6. The Hidden NightmareEveryday Sexual Assault of Black Women during Legal SegregationRuth Thompson-Miller & Joe R. Feagin The Data Frontstage: Rape Talk Frontstage: Rape and Subsequent Injustices Frontstage: The Vulnerability of Learning the Performance Frontstage: Luring Little Black Girls with Promises of Money Frontstage: Two Traumatized Little Girls Frontstage: Dangerous Work-Black Women Working in White Homes Frontstage: Wreckless Eyeballing Equals Look Rape Frontstage: Shame Backstage: Kitchen BabiesChapter 7. Black Girls, Gender, and ViolenceNikki Jones & Alexis Mccurn Race, Gender, and Inner-city Violence Between Good and Ghetto: Black Girls, Gender, and Violence "It Happens All the Time": Ghetto Girls and Micro-Interactional Assaults Black Girls on Ghetto Streets Situated Survival Strategies Chapter 8. Race, Ethnicity and Living Arrangements ofChildren of Incarcerated MothersComparative Patterns and Maternal ExperienceHolly Foster & Jocelyn Lewis Mass Imprisonment Race, Ethnicity and Gender Women and Prison Parents Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration Living Arrangements Data Methods Findings Women's Feelings about Children's Living Arrangements Chapter 9. Cinderella, Wilma Flintstone, and XenaThe Warrior PrincessCapturing Diversity among Transgender Women in Men's PrisonsValerie Jenness, Jennifer Sumner, Lori Sexton, & Nikkas Alamillo-LucheseData on Transgender Prisoners in California Capturing Diversity of Transgender Prisoners in Men's Prisons: Demography,Health and Welfare, and Self and Identities Commonality and Difference: A Transgender Life in PrisonSECTION III: EDUCATION, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE MEDIA Chapter 10. Immigration And EducationComplexities and Intersecting Factors with Schooling the Children of ImmigrantsJennifer M. Bondy & Anthony A. PegueroIntroduction Generation and Assimilation Immigrant Enclaves The Climate of Immigration Race, Ethnicity, and Region of Origin English-language Proficiency Family and Socioeconomic Status Gender Chapter 11. Everyday Racial Interactions for Whites and College Students of CollegeLeslie H. Picca Journals by White College Students Journals by College Students of Color Chapter 12. The College Hookup CultureWhy Participation VariesKathleen BogleNew Era on Campus Research on Hooking up My Study Who is Hooking Up? Who is Not Hooking UpChapter 13. What Does Mainstream Media Tell us About Whites' Racial Behavior? Chavella T. Pittman Racial Oppression Mass Media and Race Mass Media's Messages About White Racial Behavior Potential Solutions? Chapter 14. Patriarchy.com Adult Internet Pornography and the Abuse of WomenWalter S. DeKeseredy Introduction What is Pornography? The Pornography Industry Pornography and Woman Abuse in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships What is to be Done About Internet Pornography? Section IV. COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENTChapter 15. Growing Up in Poor Neighborhoods Susan Clampet-Lundquist Urban Space Neighborhood Effects Research Moving to Opportunity Individuals and Neighborhoods Teenagers and Neighborhoods: Four TalesChapter 16. Not Just Buying A HomeThe Meaning of Home, Homeownership, and Neighborhood in Low-incomeCommunitiesAnna Maria Santiago, Amy Restorick Roberts, & Eun-Lye Lee Introduction Literature Review The Social Benefits of Homeownership for Low-income Households The Context: Denver and the Denver Housing Authority's HomeownershipProgram The Meaning of Home for Low-income Homeowners The Neighborhood Context of Low-income Homeownership Low-income Homeowner Perceptions of their Neighborhoods Low-income Homeowners and their Ties to the Neighborhood The Civic Engagement of Low-income Homeowners Chapter 17. Food Insecurity in United States Who's Hungry?Keiko Tanaka, Patrick H. Mooney, & Brett Wolff Introduction Household Food Insecurity in the United States Four Dimensions of Food Security Case Study: Lexington Community Food Assessment Chapter 18. "Sacrificed So Others Can Life Conveniently" Social Inequality, Environmental Injustice, and the Energy Sacrifice Zone ofCentral AppalachiaShannon Elizabeth Bell Energy Sacrifice Zones and Patterns of Environmental Injustice The Environmental and Social Costs of Coal Power Living in an Energy Sacrifice Zone
