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Examines U.S. racial and ethnic relations from a socio-historical perspective
Strangers to These Shores, 11/e, offers a conceptual and theoretical overview of one of the most interesting and dynamic fields of study - race and ethnic relations. Racial issues are examined through different sociological perspectives, giving students a basis for examining the experiences of different minority groups. Readers will not only see how racial and ethnic groups came to be, but also how they are changing and how they will continue to change in the future.
MySocLab is an integral part of the Parrillo program. Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that helps students examine the experiences of different minority groups with Core Concepts Video Series, explore real-world sociology through the new Social Explorer, and develop critical thinking skills through writing.
This title is available in a variety of formats and prices – digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson’s MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.
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Strangers to These Shores, 11/e, offers a conceptual and theoretical overview of one of the most interesting and dynamic fields of study - race and ethnic relations. Racial issues are examined through different sociological perspectives, giving students a basis for examining the experiences of different minority groups. Readers will not only see how racial and ethnic groups came to be, but also how they are changing and how they will continue to change in the future.
MySocLab is an integral part of the Parrillo program. Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that helps students examine the experiences of different minority groups with Core Concepts Video Series, explore real-world sociology through the new Social Explorer, and develop critical thinking skills through writing.
This title is available in a variety of formats and prices - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more.
About the Author
Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Vincent N. Parrillo experienced multiculturalism early as the son of a second-generation Italian American father and Irish/German American mother. He grew up in an ethnically diverse neighborhood, developing friendships and teenage romances with second- and third-generation Dutch, German, Italian, and Polish Americans. As he grew older, he developed other friendships that frequently crossed racial and religious lines.
Professor Parrillo came to the field of sociology after first completing a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in English. After teaching high school English and then serving as a college administrator, he took his first sociology course when he began doctoral studies at Rutgers University. Inspired by a discipline that scientifically investigates social issues, he changed his major and completed his degree in sociology.
Leaving his administrative post but staying at William Paterson University, Prof. Parrillo has since taught sociology for more than 30 years. He has lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and has regularly conducted diversity leadership programs for the military and large corporations. His keynote address at a bilingual educators’ conference was published in Vital Speeches of the Day, which normally contains only speeches by national political leaders and heads of corporations and organizations.
Prof. Parrillo was a Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic and Scholar-in-Residence at the University of Pisa. He was the keynote speaker at international conferences in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. He has met with government leaders, nongovernment agency leaders, law enforcement officials, and educators in more than a dozen countries as a consultant on immigration policy, hate crimes, and multicultural education. He has done on-air interviews with Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, appeared on national Canadian television, and been interviewed by numerous Canadian and European reporters.
Prof. Parrillo’s ventures into U.S. media include writing, narrating, and producing two PBS award-winning documentaries, Ellis Island: Gateway to America and Smokestacks and Steeples: A Portrait of Paterson. Contacted by reporters across the nation for his views on race and ethnic relations, he has been quoted in dozens of newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Cincinnati Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Hartford Courant, Omaha World-Herald, Orlando Sentinel, and Virginian Pilot. He has appeared on numerous U.S. radio and television programs.
Prof. Parrillo is also the author of Understanding Race and Ethnic Relations, third edition (Allyn & Bacon), Contemporary Social Problems, sixth edition (Allyn & Bacon), Cities and Urban Life, fourth edition (with John Macionis), Diversity in America, second edition, and Rethinking Today’s Minorities. His articles and book reviews have appeared in journals such as The Social Science Journal, Sociological Forum, Social Forces, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Journal of American Ethnic History, and the Encyclopedia of American Immigration. He is General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Sociology for Sage Publications. Several of his books and articles have been translated into other languages, including Chinese, Czech, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Swedish.
An active participant in various capacities throughout the years in the American Sociological Association and Eastern Sociological Society, Prof. Parrillo has been listed in Who’s Who in International Education, Outstanding Educators of America, American Men and Women of Science, and Who’s Who in the East. In 2004, he received the Award for Excellence in Scholarship from William Paterson University. In March 2005, the Eastern Sociological Society named him its Robin M. Williams, Jr. Distinguished Lecturer for 2005—2006, and elected him as its vice president for 2008—2009.
Table of Contents
In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents
Part 1: Sociological Framework
Chapter 1: The Study of Minorities
Chapter 2: Culture and Social Structure
Chapter 3: Prejudice and Discrimination
Chapter 4: Intergroup Relations
Part 2: European Americans
Chapter 5: North and West European Americans
Chapter 6: South, Central, and East Europeans
Part 3: Visible Minorities
Chapter 7: American Indians
Chapter 8: Asian Americans
Chapter 9: Middle Eastern and North African Americans
Chapter 10: Black Americans
Chapter 11: Hispanic Americans
Part 4: Other Minorities
Chapter 12: Religious Minorities
Chapter 13: Women as a Minority Group
Chapter 14: Gays, People with Disabilities, and the Elderly
Part 5: Contemporary Patterns and Issues
Chapter 15: The Ever-Changing U.S. Mosaic
Full Table of Contents
Part 1: Sociological Framework
Chapter 1: The Study of Minorities
The Stranger as a Social Phenomenon
Minority Groups
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Ethnocentrism
Objectivity
The Dillingham Flaw
Personal Troubles and Public Issues
The Dynamics of Intergroup Relations
Sociological Perspectives
Retrospect
Chapter 2: Culture and Social Structure
The Concept of Culture
Cultural Change
Structural Conditions
Stratification
Social Class
Intergoup Connect
Ethnic Stratification
Is there a White Culture?
Retrospect
Chapter 3: Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudice
Discrimination
Retrospect
Chapter 4: Intergroup Relations
Minority-Group Responses
Consequences of Minority-Group Status
Dominant-Group Responses
Exploitation
Minority-Minority Relations
Theories of Minority Integration
Retrospect
Part 2: European Americans
Chapter 5: North and West European Americans
Sociohistorical Perspective
English Americans
Dutch Americans
French Americans
German Americans
Irish Americans
Scandanavian Americans
Social Realities for Women
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 6: South, Central, and East Europeans
Sociohistorical Perspective
Slavic Americans
Polish Americans
Russian Americans
Ukranian Americans
Hungarian Americans
Italian Americans
Greek Americans
Romani Americans
Immigrant Women and Work
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Part 3: Visible Minorities
Chapter 7: American Indians
Sociohistorical Perspective
Early Encounters
Values and Social Structure
Stereotyping
Changes in Government Policies
Present-Day American Indian Life
Natural Resources
Red Power
The Courts
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Urban American Indians
Cultural Impact
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 8: Asian Americans
Sociohistorical Perspective
Cultural Attributes
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
Filipino Americans
Korean Americans
Asian Indian Americans
Pakistani Americans
Vietnamese Americans
Other Southeast Asians
Ethnoviolence
The Model-Minority Stereotype
Assimilations
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 9: Middle Eastern and North African Americans
Sociohistorical Perspective
Arab Americans
Lebanese and Syrian Americans
Egyptian Americans
Iraqi Americans
Palestinian Americans
Iranian Americans
Israeli Americans
Turkish Americans
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 10: Black Americans
Sociohistorical Perspective
Institutionalized Racism
The Winds of Change
Urban Unrest
The Bell Curve Debate
Language as Prejudice
Social Indicators of Black Progress
Race or Class?
African and Afro-Caribbean Immigrants
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 11: Hispanic Americans
Sociohistorical Perspective
Social Indicators of Hispanic Progress
Mexican Americans
Puerto Rican Americans
Cuban Americans
Caribbean, Central, and South Americans
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Part 4: Other Minorities
Chapter 12: Religious Minorities
Sociohistorical Perspective
Catholic Americans
Jewish Americans
Mormon Americans
Muslim Americans
Amish Americans
Rastafarian Americans
Santerian Americans
Hindu Americans
Religion and U.S. Society
Assimilation
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 13: Women as a Minority Group
Sociohistorical Perspective
The Reality of Gender Differences
Immigrant and Minority Women
Social Indicators or Women’s Status
Sexual Harassment
Sexism and the Law
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Chapter 14: Gays, People with Disabilities, and the Elderly
Sexual Orientation
Sociohistorical Perspective
Gay Genetics
Homosexuality in the United States
Current Issues
People with Disabilities
Sociohistorical Perspectives
Americans with Disabilities
Legislative Actions
Myths and Stereotypes
Current Issues Old Age
Sociohistorical Perspective
The Graying of America
Values About Age
Myths and Stereotypes
Current Issues
Sociological Analysis
Retrospect
Part 5: Contemporary Patterns and Issues
Chapter 15: The Ever-Changing U.S. Mosaic
Ethnic Consciousness
The Changing Face of Ethnicity
Current Ethnic Issues
Diversity in the Future