Social classes - Race relations

Indeks : p. 567 - 578 ; This is an anthology that introduces students to how race, class, and gender shape the experiences of diverse groups in the United States. The book includes how the lives of different groups develop in the context of their race, class,and gender location in society. Central to the book is the idea that race, class, and gender are interconnected. As a result, the particular configuration of these factors in a given life is critical to understanding a person?s or group?s experience. In sixth edition, expanded the analysis of race, class, and gender to further develop the framework of intersectionality (the matrix of domination). The four major parts of the book thus include an opening section, ?Why race, Class, and Gender Still Matter.? Continue to include essays in the opening section that engage students in personal narratives. Part II; Systems of Power and Inequality, Part III; The Struture of Social Institutions, Part IV; Social Change and Sites of Change.