Multiculturalism in the United States

Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare at Augustana College and Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku. His current research involves a collaborative project on multiculturalism with colleagues in Finland. His interests include immigration, social integration, citizenship, and religion. Among his recent books are Key Ideas in Sociology (2011), Illuminating Social Life (2011); Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration (2010, with Thomas Faist); Citizenship: Discourse, Theory and Transnational Prospects (2007, with Thomas Faist); and Intersecting Inequalities (2007, with Elizabeth Hartung). He serves on the editorial boards of Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Intercultural Studies, and on the Publication Committee for Sociology of Religion.

Preface Overview PART I. RACIAL FAULT LINES 1. Change in White Racial Attitudes - G.D. Jaynes & R.M. Williams, Jr. 2. Racism Today: Continuity and Change in the Post-Civil Rights Era - H. Winant 3. The New Face of Race: The Metamorphosis of Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era United States - A.E. Ansell 4. White Racism: A Case Study from the Heartland - J.R. Feagin & H. Vera 5. Mongrel Monstrosities - A.L. Ferber 6. Caught in the Middle: Korean-African American Conflicts - P.G. Min 7. Urban Rioting in Los Angeles: A Comparison of 1965 with 1992 - D.O. Sears PART II. REPRESENTATIONS OF RACE AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY 8. Black Identity in the United States - F.J. Davis 9. The Politics of Ethnic Authenticity: Building Native American Identities and Communities - J. Nagel 10. Race Pride, Mexican Americans, and the Alamo - J.T. Rhea 11. Narratives of Race and Culture in Transnational Adoption - S.K. Dorow 12. Television and the Politics of Racial Representation - J. Lewis & S. Jhally 13. Race, Power, and Representation in Contemporary American Sport - C.F. Springwood & C.R. King 14. Zydeco Music and Race Relations in French Louisiana - R.L. Sexton PART III. AFRICAN AMERICANS SINCE THE 1960S: GAINS, LOSSES, AND CONTESTED SOCIAL POLICIES 15. Rich and Poor African Americans - J.L. Hochschild 16. The Racial Income Gap: How Much Is Due to Bias? - A. Hacker 17. When Work Disappears: Societal Changes and Vulnerable Neighborhoods - W.J. Wilson 18. Documenting America: Racism, Realism, and Hoop Dreams - C.L. Cole & S. King 19. Black Mobility in White Corporations: Up the Corporate Ladder but Out on a Limb - S.M. Collins 20. The Black Church and the Twenty-First Century - C.E. Lincoln & L.H. Mamiya 21. The Origins and Politics of Affirmative Action - J.D. Skrentny 22. Affirmative Action and Liberal Capitulation - S. Steinberg 23. Residential Segregation and Federal Housing Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Section 235 and Secdtion 8 - K.F. Gotham PART IV. NEW IMMIGRANTS AND THE DILEMMAS OF ADJUSTMENT 24. Should Immigrants Assimilate? - A. Portes & M. Zhou 25. Who Gets the "Lousy" Jobs? - R. Waldinger 26. Immigrant Life on the Margins: Descent into Disappointment - S.J. Mahler 27. Barrios in Transition - J.Moore & J.D. Vigil 28. The First Suburban Chinatown: The Remaking of Monterey Park, California - T.P. Fong 29. "Destroying a Marriage to Save a Family": Shifting Filipino American Gender Relations - O.P. Tizon 30. Stanislaus Can't Polka: New Polish Immigrants in Established Polish American Communities - M.P. Erdmans 31. Israeli Americans - S.J. Gold 32. Social Citizenship for Whom? Young Turks in Germany and Mexican Americans in the United States - T. Faist PART V. WHAT IS MULTICULTURAL AMERICA? 33. We Are All Multiculturalists Now - N. Glazer 34. Benign Multiculturalism - A. Wolfe 35. Ecumenical America: Global Culture and the American Cosmos - O. Patterson 36. Multiculturalism: Battleground or Meeting Ground? - R. Takaki Sources and Permissions Index