The tribal basis of American life : racial, religious, and ethnic groups in conflict
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The tribal basis of American life : racial, religious, and ethnic groups in conflict
Praeger, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
For 300 years, American culture and society have been shaped by ethnic conflict. This book reveals how the unique characteristics of the American socio-political system have impacted intergroup conflict. This contributed volume collects the most current thinking on intergroup dynamics and on specific conflicts and specific groups with a special emphasis on the Jewish-American experience.
The demographic portrait of this country has undergone vast changes. Many newly emerging groups that promote building group pride and solidarity are obtaining greater economic and political power. This current emphasis on groups also sheds light on the tribal dimension of the past in American life. This contributed volume examines how these forces are to be reconciled and will be of interest to students of sociology, religion, and multicultural studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Tribal Basis of American Life by Murray Friedman Changing American Group Setting Immigration, Pluralism and Public Policy by Gary Rubin The Religious Roots of the Culture Wars: How Competing Moral Visions Fuel Cultural Conflict by James Davison Hunter and Kimon Howland Sargeant Case Studies of Ethnic Conflict The Tribes of Brooklyn: Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Crown Heights Riots by Jonathan Rieder The Persistence of Anti-Asian Hatred by Gary Okihiro The Dynamics of American Intergroup Conflict and Responses to Bigotry by Philip Perlmutter Becoming Insiders: Factors Affecting the Creation and Maintenance of Boundaries for New Immigrants by Judith Goode The World Setting and Response Ethnic Conflict at Home and Abroad: The United States in Comparative Perspective by James Kurth How Should We Talk About Intergroup Conflict? by Nathan Glazer Index
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