The sociology of ethnicity
Spanning classic sociology to current debates, this book synthesizes the leading sociological interpretations of ethnic relations and provides a coherent theoretical framework for its analysis
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1 online resource (211 p.)
9781446231838, 9780761940425, 9781280368516, 9786610368518, 9781412932837, 1446231836, 0761940421, 1280368519, 6610368511, 1412932831
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1
Introduction; Chapter 2
Classical Sociological Theory and Ethnicity; Chapter 3
Neo-Marxism: Capitalism, Class and Culture; Chapter 4
Functionalism: Ethnicity, Modernization and Social Integration; Chapter 5
Symbolic Interactionism: The Social Construction of Ethnic Group Reality; Chapter 6
Sociobiology: Ethnic Groups as Extended Families; Chapter 7
Rational Choice Theory: Ethnic Group Membership as an Individual Gain; Chapter 8
Elite Theory: Ethnicity as a Political Resource Chapter 9
Neo-weberian Theory: Ethnicity as a Status PrivilegeChapter 10
Anti-foundationalist Approaches: Deconstructing Ethnicity; Chapter 11
Sociological Theory and Ethnic Relations: Where to go From Here?; References; Name Index; Subject Index
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