Culture and diversity in the United States : so many ways to be American / / Jack David Eller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910476778303321
• Autore: Eller Jack David <1959-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-317-57577-6; 1-315-73912-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 305
• Soggetti: Cultural pluralism -- United States; Multiculturalism -- United States; National characteristics, American; United States -- Ethnic relations; United States -- Race relations; Cultural pluralism - United States; Multiculturalism - United States; Gender & Ethnic Studies; Social Sciences; Ethnic & Race Studies; Electronic books.; United States Ethnic relations; United States Race relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Images""; ""List of Boxes, Figures and Tables""; ""About This Book""; ""1 Thinking about Diversity""; ""2 Inter-Group Relations and the History of Diversity in the US""; ""3 Race and Racial Thinking""; ""4 Ethnicity: Beyond the Race Binary""; ""5 Class""; ""6 Sex and Gender: Male and Female""; ""7 Sex and Gender: Beyond the Gender Binary""; ""8 Language""; ""9 Religion""; ""10 Age""; ""11 Health and (Dis)ability""; ""12 Region and Geography: The Spatial Distribution of Diversity""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the standard topics of race, ethnicity, class and gender but goes much further by engaging seriously with issues of language, religion, age, health and disability, and region and geography. It also considers the intersections between and the diversities within these categories. Eller presents students with an unprecedented combination of history, conceptual analysis, discussion of academic literature, and up-to-date statistics. The book includes a range of illustrations, figures and tables, text boxes, a glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive bibliography. Additional resources are provided via a companion website.