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Finding that their students assume systematic inequality to the detriment of certain racial, ethnic, and gender groups to be a thing of the past, sociologists Aguirre (U. of California- Riverside) and Baker (Riverside Community College, California) collect dozens of texts from the early 19th century to the late 20th regarding the continuing and consistent patterns of institutionalized discrimination and forms of racist and sexist ideology in the US. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This book focuses on the consequences of structured social inequality for racial and ethnic groups with United States society. It shows readers how oppression, due to race, ethnicity, or gender, still exists today and how it is relevant in everyday life. Examines the relationship between differential access to valued resources and the social position of racial and ethnic minorities today. Deals with inequality in Education, Criminal Justice, Health and Medicine, Family, Economics, and Politics. Ideal as a supplemental book for readers with an interest in racial and ethnic relations or stratification.
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