THEY & WE 6/E

Peter I. Rose, a sociologist and writer, is Sophia Smith Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow of the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute at Smith College. His many books include The Subject is Race (Oxford University Press, 1968), Seeing Ourselves (Knopf, 1975), Nation of Nations (Random House, 1972), and The Dispossessed: An Anatomy of Exile (University of Massachusetts Press, 2004).

They and We, 6th edition, offers a jargon-free introduction to the critical study of America's people, their origins, and encounters. In addition to a four-chapter section devoted to the social history of our diverse populations, the author examines the roots of prejudice, patterns of discrimination, the meaning of "minority status" and the issues of power, politics, and pluralism. This fully updated edition assesses recent political crises such as occurred in the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the war and occupation in Iraq, and continuing debates over multiculturalism. Particular attention is paid to continuing struggles for group rights among those most beleaguered, reactions to the dramatic increases in immigration from Asia and Latin America, and the resurgence of nativism among those who once again feel threatened by "alien" forces.

Preface xi Part I Contexts and Concepts 1. Race, Ethnicity, and the Sociological Perspective 2. Constructions of Reality Part II Encounters 3. Natives, Settlers, and Slaves 4. From Immigrants to Ethnics 5. From Other Shores 6. The Dilemmas of Part III Attitudes, Actions, and Minority Reactions 7. The Nature of Prejudice 8. Patterns of Discrimination 9. In the Minority Part IV Power, Politics, and Pluralism 10. Pride and Protest 11. Social Physics 12. The Meanings of Multiculturalism Epilogue Index About the Author