Ethnicity
White Cottage, White House
Argues that Irish American masculinity functioned to negotiate, consolidate, and reinforce hegemonic whiteness in Hollywood cinema from 1930 to 1960.
The Autobiography of a Language
Explores the links between language, cultural identity, and creativity through the works of Emanuel Carnevali, one of the first Italian American authors to attain literary recognition.
The Heart and the Island
Makes the case for a distinctly Sicilian American literature.
Living Alterities
Philosophers consider race and racism from the perspective of lived, bodily experience.
Fifties Ethnicities
Demonstrates how written and visual representations worked to construct definitions of ethnicity in midcentury America.
Kant and the Concept of Race
Late eighteenth-century writings on race by Kant and four of his contemporaries.
John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and the Politics of Ethnic Incorporation and Avoidance
Fascinating look at the challenges faced by John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama in their quests to win the presidency.
Multicultural Geographies
Geographical perspectives on the changing patterns of race and ethnicity in the United States.
Toward Filipino Self-Determination
Examines the project of Filipino self-determination in the context of capitalist globalization.
Latinos in Dixie
A look at the Latino experience in the American South using data from Richmond, Virginia.
Cuban-American Literature and Art
Explores how Cuban Americans negotiate bicultural identities through cultural production.
Belonging Too Well
Shows how Ozick’s characters attempt to mediate a complex Jewish identity, one that bridges the differences between traditional Judaism and secular American culture.
Expelling Hope
Demonstrates the many devastating and interrelated threats that punitive policies like “zero tolerance” pose to youth, schooling, and democracy.
Latino Voices in New England
Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.
Identity, Memory, and Diaspora
Offers a detailed picture of the lives of Cuban Americans through interviews with artists, writers, and philosophers.
Calling Cards
Explores personal and professional issues in the study of race, gender, and culture.
Mixed Race Students in College
Portrays the diverse experiences and identities of mixed race college students.
The Politics of Multiracialism
A provocative analysis of current thought and discourse on multiracialism.
Leaving Little Italy
Provides an overview of the past, present, and future of Italian American culture.
Beyond the Cheers
From mascots to half-time shows to media coverage, Beyond the Cheers critically and honestly assesses the role of race in big time college sports.
Not One of Them in Place
Explores the ways in which Jewish American poetry engages persistent questions of modern Jewish identity.
Precursors of an African Genesis Model of Helping
Presents the theoretical dimension of three decades of research on African-derived concepts of helping.
Immigrant Subjectivities in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Literatures
Offers a new way of reading Asian American and Asian Diaspora literatures, thereby addressing an overlapping lacuna in ethnic, postcolonial, and area studies: the construction of immigrant subjectivities.
Minorities in the Middle
Throughout the world, certain ethnic groups have made a living through trade and have found a place for themselves in their societies' middle strata. At times, these 'middlemen minorities' have aroused ...
Stress and Adaptation in the Context of Culture
This book provides a unique study in social and cultural psychiatry, carried out in an African-American community in the rural South. Using a combination of concepts and methods from anthropology and ...
Race, Place, and Risk
Based on data from some of the larger black communities in the U. S., this book shows the impact of both individual and environmental influences on black homicide. While it primarily addresses black-on-black ...
Ethnicity and Inequality
This book is a study of the relationship between ethnicity and socioeconomic status. it is the first to empirically study both the white and nonwhite underclass. Jiobu uses United States census data on ...
Ethnicity and Assimilation
This is a study of the main ethnic groups in California and is the only study that offers a direct comparison of these various ethnic groups. The author presents the thesis that the upward mobility of ...