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New to This Edition- Fourteen new readings reflect the fact that race and ethnic relations are never static. David R. Williams and Chiquita Collins explore the extent to which access to health care varies by race, a finding that is quite literally about life and death.
- Thomas Shapiro's research examines the wealth gap between whites and blacks, while Jennifer Lee and Frank Bean ask what the term "multiracial" means and the implications for future generatis and contemporary racial politics. Law Professors Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres challenge the widespread belief that we are a colorblind nation.
- Susan M. Akram and Kevin R. Johnson argue that since 9/11 Arab-Americans have become the unfortunate targets of stereotyping, racial profiling and discrimination.
- Xiaolan Bao, William Kandel and Emilio A. Parrado help us understand how immigrants from Asian and South and Central America are radically transforming urban and rural America.
- Expanding on past readings concerning the media, Roger Klein and Stacy Naccarato update how bias creeps into news coverage of racial minorities.
- New to the Race and Romance section is Randal Kennedy’s article on the how perceptions of interracial romance have changed in the media but not necessarily among the American public.
- New to the third edition is an appendix meant to capture almost every quality of life measure (income, education, health…) by race and ethnicity. The appendix is linked to the text in the Seeing the Big Picture questions, appearing at the end of most readings. The appendix was designed for faculty and students to have a ready comparative reference of racial and ethnic social statistics relevant for classroom discussions and research assignments.
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