This best-selling textbook explains the current state of research in the sociology of race/ethnicity, emphasizing white privilege, the social construction of ra

Despite promising changes over the last century, race remains a central organizing principle in US society, a key arena of inequality, power, and privilege, and

Despite radical changes over the last century, race remains a central organizing principle in U.S. society, a key arena of inequality, and the subject of ongoin

This book approaches the study of race/ethnicity through a sociological lens. It focuses on a few social policies that are perceived as race-related, such as af

To better reflect the current state of research in the sociology of race/ethnicity, this book places significant emphasis on white privilege, the social constru