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Racial and Cultural Minorities

An Analysis of Prejudice and Discrimination

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  • © 1985

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  1. George Eaton Simpson

    1. Oberlin College, Oberlin, USA

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  2. J. Milton Yinger

    1. Oberlin College, Oberlin, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Causes and Consequences of Prejudice and Discrimination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Types of Majority-Minority Situations

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 3-25

    3. The Meaning of Race

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 27-39

    4. Discrimination and Prejudice as Weapons in Group Conflict

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 41-70

    5. The Individual Sources of Discrimination and Prejudice

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 71-90

    6. The Cultural Factor in Prejudice and Discrimination

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 91-109

    7. The Consequences of Prejudice and Discrimination

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 111-136

    8. Types of Response to Prejudice and Discrimination

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 137-154

    9. The Consequences of Prejudice and Discrimination for Prejudiced Persons and Dominant Groups

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 155-167

  3. Minorities in the Social Structure: The Institutional Patterns of Intergroup Relations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-170
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    2. Minorities in the Economy of the United States

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 171-204

    3. Minorities in the Economy of the United States (Continued)

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 205-228

    4. Racial and Cultural Minorities and the American Political and Legal Processes

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 229-247

    5. Minorities and the American Political and Legal Processes (Continued)

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 249-278

    6. Minority Family Patterns and Intermarriage

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 279-307

    7. Minority-Majority Relations and Religion

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 309-328

    8. The Education of Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 329-351

    9. The Education of Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States (Continued)

      • George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger
      Pages 353-375

  4. Prejudice, Discrimination, and Democratic Values

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 377-377
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About this book

We need scarcely note that the topic of this book is the stuff of headlines. Around the world, political, economic, educational, military, religious, and social relations of every variety have a racial or ethnic component. One cannot begin to understand the history or contemporary situation of the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Great Britain, Lebanon, Mexico, Canada-indeed, almost any land-without careful attention to the influence of cultural and racial divisions. Preparation of this new edition has brought a strong sense of deja vu, with regard both to the persistence of old patterns of discrimination, even if in new guises, and also to the persistence of limited and constraining explanations. We have also found, however, rich new empirical studies, new theoretical perspectives, and greatly expanded activity and analyses from members of minority groups. Although this edition is an extensive revision, with reference both to the data used and the theoretical approaches examined, we have not shifted from our basically analytical perspective. We strongly support efforts to reduce discrimination and prejudice; but these can be successful only if we try to understand where we are and what forces are creating the existing situation. We hope to reduce the tendency to use declarations and condem­ nations of other persons' actions as substitutes for an investigation of their causes and consequences.

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  • Oberlin College, Oberlin, USA

    George Eaton Simpson, J. Milton Yinger

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