Race, Class, and Gender

Intended for undergraduate- and graduate-level sociology courses, such as sociology of gender, women's studies, race and ethnic relations, introduction to sociology, social problems, and various multicultural/diversity/ethnic studies courses. Interdisciplinary courses may also use this book, such as anthropology, women's studies, African American studies, political science, education, counseling, social work, English, etc.

Includes:

Why race, class, and gender still matter by M.L. Andersen and P.H. Collins

Missing people and others, joining together to expand the circle by A. Madrid

Systems of power and inequality by M.L. Andersen and P.H. Collins

Race and racism, Racism without "racists" by E. Bonilla-Silva

Class and inequality, Growing gulf between rich and the rest of us by H. Sklar

Gender and sexism, Sex and gender through the prism of difference by M.B. Zinn, P. Hondahneu-Sotelo, and M. Messner

Ethnicity and nationality, Is this a white country, or what? by L. Rubin

Sexuality and heterosexism, "You talkin' to me?" by J. Kilbourne

Structure of social institutions by M.L. Andersen and P.H. Collins

Work and economic transformation, Race, class, gender, and women's works by T. Amott and J. Matthaei

Families, Our mothers' grief, racial-ethnic women and the maintenance of families by B.T. Dill

Media and culture, Racist stereotyping in the English language by R.B. Moore

Health and social welfare, Can education eliminate race, class, and gender inequality? by R.A. Mickelson and S.S. Smith

State institutions and violence, First Americans, American Indians by C.M. Snipp

Social change and sites of change by M.L. Andersen and P.H. Collins

Sites of change, Starbucks paradox by K. Fellner

Processes of change, How the new working class transform urban America by R.D.G. Kelley