Full Description
The Matrix of Race, for race and ethnic relations courses, is written by three leading scholars -- Rodney D. Coates, David L. Brunsma, and Abby L. Ferber -- and reflects a very contemporary way of looking at race, minorities, and intergroup relations. Older texts use a "categorical" approach and feature a series of chapters that examine one minority group at a time (African Americans, Latino/a Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, etc.). Newer texts designed within the last 5-10 years are more likely to be organized topically, discuss various racial and ethnic minorities within the context of these topics, and use the most current theories and perspectives in this field. The Matrix of Race is built around these core ideas: -Race is a both a social construction and a social institution -Race is intersectional--it is embedded within other statuses (such as gender, social class, sexuality) -Concepts of race change over time and as we move from one physical location to another -We are all active agents in upholding, reproducing, or resisting constructions of race.
Contents
PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHORSChapter 1. Race and the Social Construction of DifferenceThe Social Construction of RaceThe Social Matrix of RaceThe Operation of RacismOur StoriesKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 2. The Shaping of a Nation: The Social Construction of Race in AmericaRace Today: Adapting and EvolvingIndigenous Peoples: The Americas before ColumbusDiscovery and Encounters: The Shaping of Our Storied PastThe U.S. Matrix and Intersectionality- Where Do We Go from Here?Key TermsChapter SummaryChapter 3. The Social Construction and Regulation of FamiliesHistorical Regulation of the FamilyFamily Inequality TheoriesFamily Inequality through the Matrix LensTransforming the Ideal Family NarrativeKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 4. Work and Wealth InequalityRecent Trends in Work and WealthTheories of Economic InequalityApplying the Matrix to the History of Economic Inequality in the United StatesTransforming the Story of Race and Economic InequalityKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 5. Health, Medicine, and Health CarePatterns of Inequality in Health and Health CareTheorizing Inequality in Health and Health CareApplying the Matrix to Health Inequity and InequalityResisting and Transforming Inequality in Health and Health CareKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 6. EducationThe Shaping of the Matrix of U.S. EducationTheories of EducationExamining the Concealed Story of Race and Education through the MatrixAlternative Educational Movements and the Future of EducationKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 7. Crime, Law, and DevianceA History of Race, Crime, and PunishmentSociological Stock Theories of Crime and DevianceApplying the Matrix to Crime and DevianceTransforming the Narrative of Race, Crime, and DevianceKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 8. Power, Politics, and IdentitiesContemporary Political IdentitiesCritiquing Sociological Theories of Power, Politics, and IdentityApplying the Matrix of Race to U.S. Political HistoryBuilding Alternatives to the Matrix of Race and PoliticsKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 9. Sports and the American DreamThe State of Sport TodayExamining Stock Sociological Theories of SportApplying the Matrix to Sports in the United StatesCreating a New Playing FieldKey TermsChapter SummaryChapter 10. The Military, War, and TerrorismClass, Gender, and Race in the U.S. MilitaryMilitary Sociology Stock TheoriesApplying the Matrix Approach to U.S. Military History, War, and TerrorismA More Inclusive FutureKey TermsChapter SummaryConclusionGLOSSARYREFERENCESINDEX
