They and We, 6th edition, offers a jargon-free introduction to the critical study of America's people, their origins, and encounters. In addition to a four-chapter section devoted to the social history of our diverse populations, the author examines the roots of prejudice, patterns of discrimination, the meaning of "minority status" and the issues of power, politics, and pluralism. This fully updated edition assesses recent political crises such as occurred in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the war and occupation in Iraq, and continuing debates over multiculturalism. Particular attention is paid to continuing struggles for group rights among those most beleaguered, reactions to the dramatic increases in immigration from Asia and Latin America, and the resurgence of nativism among those who once again feel threatened by "alien" forces.

Product Description: Edward Said once noted that "exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience." The Dispossessed, a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance of Said's terse comment...read more

The author reflects on a life that began in the Depression, introducing readers to a wide range of people and places he has encountered in his career as a cultural commentator. (Biography)

In a collection of essays, a sociologist offers a critical analysis of U.S. policies affecting immigration, race, and foreign refugees, focusing on the efforts of Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians to settle in the U.S. after the Vietnam conflict. UP. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This volume of commentaries on racial and ethnic relations is a sociological assessment of a changing society and a personal statement about many of the most pressing racial issues since the 1954 Brown-Supreme court decision. From the perspective of humanistic sociology, Peter Rose shows that sociology need not be a cold, artless science and argues that sociological enterprise should treat future as well as past and present issues...read more

Product Description: This book is about love, labor and loss. It deals with the affection and guidance of family, teachers, and friends, and the intimacy of primary relationships; with rites of passage from childhood to adulthood; with the problems of dating and mating; with the critical importance of occupation and the significances of age and the later years...read more