Taking sides.

Taking sides. Clashing views in race and ethnicity / Clashing views in race and ethnicity selected, edited, and with introductions by Raymond d'Angelo, Herbert Douglas. - 6th edition. - Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008. - xxx, 376 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Do Americans need a common identity? -- Does immigration contribute to a better America? -- Do recent immigration trends threaten existing ideas of America's white identity? -- Is today's immigration debate racist? -- Is race prejudice a product of group position? -- Do minorities and whites engage in self-segregation? -- Is the emphasis on a color-blind society an answer to racism? -- Is the claim of white skin privilege a myth? -- Is racism a permanent feature of American society? -- Is racial profiling defensible public policy? -- Did Hurricane Katrina expose racism in America? -- Is the reservation the only source of community for Native Americans? -- Are America's public schools resegregating? -- Is there room for bilingualism in American education? -- Is it time to de-emphasize diversity? -- Are Asian Americans a model minority? -- Does Latino immigration threaten African American workers? -- Should race be included among the many factors considered for admission to selective colleges? -- Is affirmative action necessary to achieve racial equality in the United States today? -- Is now the time for reparations for African Americans?

9780073515069 (pbk.) 007351506X (pbk.)

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Minorities--United States.
Social classes--United States.


United States--Race relations.
United States--Ethnic relations.

E189 / .R35 2008