Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study

Paula S. Rothenberg

Macmillan, 2004 - Social Science - 650 pages

Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study presents students with a compelling, clear study of issues of race, gender, and sexuality within the context of class. Rothenberg offers students 126 readings, each providing different perspectives and examining the ways in which race, gender, class, and sexuality are socially constructed. Rothenberg deftly and consistently helps students analyze each phenomena, as well as the relationships among them, thereby deepening their understanding of each issue surrounding race and ethnicity.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Racial Formations Michael Omi and Howard Winant: 12
• An Autobiographical: 22
• Constructing Race Creating White Privilege: 31
• How Jews Became White Folks Karen Brodkin: 38
• The Social Construction of Gender: 54
• The Social Construction of Sexuality Ruth Hubbard: 65
• Masculinity as Homophobia Michael S Kimmel: 81
• Disability and the Justification of Inequality: 93
• Deconstructing the Underclass Herbert Gans: 103
• Domination and Subordination Jean Baker Miller: 110
• UNDERSTANDING RACISM SEXISM HETEROSEXISM AND CLASS PRIVILEGE: 119
• Can We Talk? Beverley Daniels Tatum: 124
• On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice John F Dovidio and Samuel L Gaertner: 133
• Smells Like Racism Rita Chaudhry Sethi: 143
• Racial Relations Becoming More Complex across Country Jonathan Tilove: 155
• Racism and Sexism Manning Marable: 160
• Patriarchy Allan Johnson: 165
• Oppression Marilyn Frye: 174
• Homophobia as a Weapon of Sexism Suzanne Pharr: 178
• Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack Peggy McIntosh: 188
• Class in America2003 Gregory Mantsios: 193
• Suggestions for Further Reading: 207
• DISCRIMINATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE: 209
• Discrimination U S Commission on Civil Rights: 213
• Racial Disparities Seen as Pervasive in Juvenile Justice Fox Butterfield: 224
• White Names Give Job Seekers an Edge: 226
• Equality at Work Remains Elusive Rachel Smolkin: 227
• WalMartyrs Meg Cox: 231
• Sex Bias Cited in Vocational Ed: 233
• EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Suit against Dennys: 235
• Poll Finds Latinos Are Objects of Negative Perceptions: 242
• The Loneliest Athletes Jennifer Jacobson: 248
• A House Jennifer Loven: 254
• Are Americas Schools Leaving Latinas Behind?: 261
• Students Defend Icon That Offends Sam McManis: 269
• THE ECONOMICS OF RACE CLASS: 273
• Number of People Living in Poverty Increases in U: 286
• Wealth Matters: 297
• The Sons Also Rise Paul Krugman: 305
• Her Next Step? Growing Numbers of American Women: 316
• The Education of Jessica Rivera Kim PhillipsFein: 322
• Then Came the War Yuri Kochiyama: 340
• Yellow Frank Wu: 348
• Asian American? Sonia Shah: 351
• Suicide Note Janice Mirikitani: 354
• TV Arabs Jack G Shaheen: 356
• Yes I Follow Islam but Im Not a Terrorist Nada El Sawy: 358
• I Just Met a Girl Named Maria Judith Ortiz Cofer: 360
• Los Intersticios Evelyn Alsultany: 365
• The Circuit Francisco Jiménez: 367
• What I Learned about Jews Joe Wood: 371
• Pigskin Patriarchy and Pain Don Sabo: 377
• The Memoirs of a Sissy Tommi Avicolli: 381
• With No Immediate Cause Ntozake Shange: 387
• Requiem for the Champ June Jordan: 389
• School Shootings and White Denial Tim Wise: 393
• Out of the Closet but Not Out of Middle School Libby Copeland: 397
• Her SonDaughter Kate Bornstein: 401
• More and More Young Women Choose Surgical Perfection Ann Gerhart: 403
• Finding My EyeDentity Olivia Chung: 408
• Ableism Heterosexism and Sexism Joan L Griscom: 410
• Lame Joyce Davies: 418
• That Women Will Be Heard Judy Mann: 420
• P Ellis Studs Terkel: 423
• Suggestions for Further Reading: 432
• RACE AND GENDER ISSUES IN U S LAW: 435
• A Continuing Quest for Survival: 443
• U S Commission on Human Rights: 444
• An Act for the Better Ordering and Governing of Negroes and Slaves South Carolina 1712: 449
• The United States Constitution Article I Section 2: 454
• An Act Prohibiting the Teaching of Slaves to Read: 455
• Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions Seneca Falls Convention 1848: 456
• Selected Papers 18521887: 460
• People v Hall 1854: 465
• Dred Scot v Sandford 1857: 467
• The Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln: 471
• Thirteenth 1865: 473
• The Black Codes W E B Du Bois: 474
• Bradwell v Illinois 1873: 482
• Minor v Happersett 1875: 485
• Elk v Wilkins November 3 1884: 486
• Plessy v Ferguson 1896: 488
• Nineteenth Amendment 1920: 491
• Brown v Board of Education of Topeka 1954: 496
• Roe v Wade 1973: 501
• Bower v Hardwick 1986: 502
• Lesbian and Gay Rights in Historical Perspective Paula L Ettelbrick: 505
• Suggestions for Further Reading: 509
• MAINTAINING RACE CLASS: 511
• AntiGay Stereotypes Richard D Mohr: 522
• White Lies Maurice Berger: 529
• Pulling Train Peggy R Sanday: 540
• The Analogy of Social Control: 546
• Making Class Invisible: 560
• Reflections on the Prison: 569
• Language Culture and Reality: 584
• MAKING A DIFFERENCE SOCIAL ACTIVISM: 595
• Combatting Intentional Bigotry and Inadvertently: 605
• A Protest Is Sweeping: 614
• Students Spend Spring Break Protesting Taco Bell: 618
• Recipe for Organizing Francis Calpotura: 632

Bibliographic information

• Title: Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study
• Author: Paula S. Rothenberg
• Editor: Paula S. Rothenberg
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2004
• ISBN: 0716755157, 9780716755159
• Length: 650 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General; Social Science / Gender Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General