Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives

Book Description
This is the only race and ethnic relations text available that combines international materials with the traditional material that focuses on American racial and ethnic issues. This text offers instructors an opportunity to introduce comparative content in their courses while not sacrificing an American focus.

About the Author
Martin N. Marger received his bachelor's degree from the University of Miami; his master's from Florida State University and his doctorate from Michigan State University. In addition to his research and writing in the field of race and ethnic relations, his work includes studies in social inequality and political sociology. His articles have appeared in many sociological journals, including Social Problems, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and the International Journal of Comparative Sociology. Currently he teaches in the Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science at Michigan State, where he is also the associate director of the Canadian Studies Center.


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While focusing on issues in the United States, this book also integrates and juxtaposes conditions in other multiethnic societies around the world. It outlines the field's principal theories and basic concepts, discusses racial and ethnic relations in the United States, and compares America's management of diversity with that of South Africa, Brazil, Canada, Northern Ireland, and the former Yugoslavia. Marger teaches at Michigan State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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