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The sociology of ethnicity

Synthesizes the leading sociological interpretations of ethnic relations and provides a coherent theoretical framework for its analysis
eBook, English, 2004
Sage Publications, London, 2004
1 online resource (200 pages)
9781412932837, 9781446215029, 9781446231838, 9781280368516, 9786610368518, 1412932831, 1446215024, 1446231836, 1280368519, 6610368511
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Introduction
Classical sociological theory and ethnicity
Neo-Marxism: capitalism, class and culture
Functionalism: ethnicity, modernization and social integration
Symbolic interactionism: the social construction of ethnic group reality
Sociobiology: ethnic groups as extended families
Rational choice theory: ethnic group membership as an individual gain
Elite theory: ethnicity as a political resource
Neo-Weberian theory: ethnicity as a status privilege
Anti-foundationalist approaches: deconstructing ethnicity
Sociological theory and ethnic relations: Where to go from here?
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
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