The Ethnic Enigma
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The Ethnic Enigma
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Author : Peter Kivisto
language : en
Publisher: Balch Institute Press
Release Date : 1989
The Ethnic Enigma written by Peter Kivisto and has been published by Balch Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
This collection seeks to advance understanding of the shifting character and salience of ethnicity by abandoning the debate between the assimilationist and the cultural pluralist. The case studies presented define culture as a flexible tool, ethnicity as a complex and variable phenomenon, and social actors as knowledgeable agents who make their own history
The Enigma Of Ethnicity
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Author : Wilbur Zelinsky
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2001-04
The Enigma Of Ethnicity written by Wilbur Zelinsky and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-04 with Social Science categories.
In The Enigma of Ethnicity Wilbur Zelinsky draws upon more than half a century of exploring the cultural and social geography of an ever-changing North America to become both biographer and critic of the recent concept of ethnicity. In this ambitious and encyclopedic work, he examines ethnicity's definition, evolution, significance, implications, and entanglements with other phenomena as well as the mysteries of ethnic identity and performance. Zelinsky begins by examining the ways in which “ethnic groups” and “ethnicity” have been defined; his own definitions then become the basis for the rest of his study. He next focuses on the concepts of heterolocalism—the possibility that an ethnic community can exist without being physically merged—and personal identity—the relatively recent idea that one can concoct one's own identity. In his final chapter, which is also his most provocative, he concentrates on the multifaceted phenomenon of multiculturalism and its relationship to ethnicity. Throughout he includes a close look at African Americans, Hispanics, and Jews as well as such less-studied groups as suburbanized Japanese, Cubans in Washington, Koreans, Lithuanian immigrants in Chicago, Estonians in New Jersey, Danish Americans in Seattle, and Finns. Reasonable, nonpolemical, and straightforward, Zelinsky's text is invaluable for readers wanting an in-depth overview of the literature on ethnicity in the United States as well as a well-thought-out understanding of the meanings and dynamics of ethnic groups, ethnicity, and multiculturalism.
Balkan Ethnic Enigma
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Author : Žarko V. Obradović
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Balkan Ethnic Enigma written by Žarko V. Obradović and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Balkan Peninsula categories.
The Enigma Of Ethnicity
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Author : Ralph R. Premdas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Enigma Of Ethnicity written by Ralph R. Premdas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Caribbean Area categories.
The Enigma Of Diversity
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Author : Ellen Berrey
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-05-15
The Enigma Of Diversity written by Ellen Berrey and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-15 with Social Science categories.
Diversity these days is a hallowed American value, widely shared and honored. That’s a remarkable change from the Civil Rights era—but does this public commitment to diversity constitute a civil rights victory? What does diversity mean in contemporary America, and what are the effects of efforts to support it? Ellen Berrey digs deep into those questions in The Enigma of Diversity. Drawing on six years of fieldwork and historical sources dating back to the 1950s and making extensive use of three case studies from widely varying arenas—housing redevelopment in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, affirmative action in the University of Michigan’s admissions program, and the workings of the human resources department at a Fortune 500 company—Berrey explores the complicated, contradictory, and even troubling meanings and uses of diversity as it is invoked by different groups for different, often symbolic ends. In each case, diversity affirms inclusiveness, especially in the most coveted jobs and colleges, yet it resists fundamental change in the practices and cultures that are the foundation of social inequality. Berrey shows how this has led racial progress itself to be reimagined, transformed from a legal fight for fundamental rights to a celebration of the competitive advantages afforded by cultural differences. Powerfully argued and surprising in its conclusions, The Enigma of Diversity reveals the true cost of the public embrace of diversity: the taming of demands for racial justice.
The Creation Of An Ethnic Identity
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Author : Blanck, Dag
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2006
The Creation Of An Ethnic Identity written by Blanck, Dag and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Immigrants categories.
"In his book, Dag Blanck analyzes how Swedish American identity was constructed, maintained, and changed in the Augustana Synod from 1860 to 1917. The author poses three fundamental questions: How did an ethnic identity develop in the Augustana synod? Of what did that ethnic identity consist? Why did that ethnic identity come into being?" "[summary]"--Provided by publisher
Learning To Be Chinese American
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Author : Liang Du
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2010-09-23
Learning To Be Chinese American written by Liang Du and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-23 with Social Science categories.
Learning to Be Chinese American aims at exploring the complicated identity production process among Chinese immigrants in the United States in relation to the rapidly changing global and local contexts. Based on original ethnographic material collected in an upper-middle class Chinese American community, the author argues for the need to move beyond the framework of traditional nation-state boundaries in order to examine the identity production process of contemporary Chinese Americans. In doing so, we can better understand how this particular group, in response to changing economic and social conditions, actively takes part in the production of their unique ethnic identities through local institutions such as community-based organizations and ethnic education. This book expands the scope of existing literature on identity production among immigrants of color in both empirical and methodological terms.
Ethnic Studies
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Author : Philip Q. Yang
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2000-04-13
Ethnic Studies written by Philip Q. Yang and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-13 with Social Science categories.
Defines the field of ethnic studies and explores its methodologies.
Multiculturalism In A Global Society
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Author : Peter Kivisto
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-30
Multiculturalism In A Global Society written by Peter Kivisto and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with Social Science categories.
Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied effects on the advanced industrial nations of the world. With remarkable clarity and concision, it focuses on the interrelated ties of ethnicity, race, and nationalism in a world where globalizing processes have made such ties increasingly important in economic, political, and cultural terms. Students and scholars looking for the most up-to-date approach to understanding multiculturalism in a global perspective will find this to be an engaging, penetrating, and illuminating text.
Ethnic Pride American Patriotism
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Author : June Granatir Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2008-11-20
Ethnic Pride American Patriotism written by June Granatir Alexander and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-20 with Fiction categories.
Creating a community that respected tradition but adapted to new circumstances.