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The Sage Handbook of Race and Ethnic Studies
Contributor(s): Collins, Patricia Hill (Editor), Solomos, John (Editor)
ISBN: 0761942203     ISBN-13: 9780761942207
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $198.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations
Dewey: 305.8
LCCN: 2009932886
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.4" W x 9.5" (2.55 lbs) 560 pages
 
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What is the state of Race and Ethnic Studies today? How has the field emerged? What are the core concepts, debates and issues?

The SAGE Handbook of Race and Ethnic Studies is a vital resource for researchers and students with a panoramic, critical survey of the field. A rigorous, focused examination of the central questions in the field today, the text examines:

  • The roots of the field of race and ethnic studies
  • The distinction between race and ethnicity
  • Methodological issues facing researchers
  • The relationship between the field and more established disciplines
  • Intersections between race and ethnicity and questions sexuality, gender, nation and social transformation
  • The challenge of multiculturalism
  • Race, ethnicity and globalization
  • Race and the family
  • Race and education
  • Race and religion
  • Issues for the 21st Century

Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Patricia Hill: - Patricia Hill Collins is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, US.Solomos, John: - Professor Solomos joined the Department of Sociology at City in 2001 as Professor of Sociology, having previously worked at Aston University, Warwick University, Birkbeck College, Southampton University and London Southbank University. His teaching is focused on the sociology of race and racism, sociological theory, human rights and social theory, qualitative research methods and multiculturalism and citizenship. He has supervised a wide range of PhD students in both his own areas of research interest and in other fields of sociology. He welcomes the opportunity to work with PhD students and is interested to receive informal inquiries from prospective research students. He is currently supervising students working on a range of issues, including migration and refugees, minority families and social capital, Turkish-speaking youth in London and Cuban music and popular culture. He serves on the Strategic Research Board of the Economic and Social Research Council. He is also active in the administration of the Department of Sociology and the School of Social Sciences at City. He is joint editor with Martin Bulmer of the international journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, published 12 times a year by Routledge.