Taking sides. Clashing views in race and ethnicity / Clashing views in race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity. selected, edited, and with introductions by Raymond d'Angelo, Herbert Douglas. - 7th ed. - Boston, MA. : McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. - xxx, 420 p. ; 24 cm. - Taking sides series. . - Taking sides. .

Race, ethnicity, and American identity -- Race still matters -- The persistence of discrimination -- Persistent challenges in a changing America -- Policy issues for the twenty-first century. Do Americans need a common identity? -- Does immigration contribute to a better America? -- Do recent immigration trends threaten existing ideas of America's white identity? -- Is today's immigration debate racist? -- Is race prejudice a product of group position? -- Do minorities and whites engage in self-segregation? -- Is the emphasis on a color-blind society an answer to racism? -- Is the claim of white skin privilege a myth? -- Is racism a permanent feature of American society? -- Is racial profiling defensible public policy? -- Did hurricane katrina expose racism in America? -- Is the reservation the only source of community for native Americans? -- Are America's public schools resegregating? -- Is there room for bilingualism in American education? -- Is it time to de-emphasize diversity? -- Are Asian Americans a model minority? -- Does Latino immigration threaten african American workers? -- Should race be included among the many factors considered for admission to selective colleges? -- Is affirmative action necessary to achieve racial equality in the United States? -- Is now the time for reparations for african Americans?.

ISBN: 9780073515373 007351537X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Minorities--United States.
Social classes--United States.
Critical thinking--Problems, exercises, etc.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations.
United States--Ethnic relations.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.8/00973