Description
Topically organized and drawing on the most up-to-date theories and perspectives in the field, The Matrix of Race, Second Edition examines the intersecting, multilayered identities of contemporary society, and the powerful social institutions that shape our understanding of race. Leading scholars Rodney D. Coates, Abby L. Ferber, and David L. Brunsma use a storytelling approach to illustrate how racial inequality has produced drastically different opportunities, experiences, and outcomes within all aspects of life, from schools, housing, medicine, and workplaces to our criminal justice and political systems. Readers are equipped with a historical perspective, theoretical framework, and diverse view of race and racial ideologies so that they can confidently participate and contribute to dialogues and practices that will ultimately dismantle race and racial structures.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.
Table of Contents
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO RACE AND THE SOCIAL MATRIX
Chapter 1. Race and the Social Construction of Difference
Chapter 2. The Shaping of a Nation: The Social Construction of Race in America
PART II. THE MATRIX PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 3. The Social Construction and Regulation of Families
Chapter 4. Work and Wealth Inequity
Chapter 5. Health, Medicine, and Health Care
Chapter 6. Education
Chapter 7. Crime and Deviance
Chapter 8. Power, Politics, and Identities
Chapter 9. Sports and the American Dream 302
Chapter 10. The Military, War, and Terrorism
Chapter 11. The Media and Communication Technologies
Chapter 12. Transforming the Matrix, Transforming the Future
