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Prejudice and racism

Provides a comprehensive overview of modern and classic theory and research on prejudice and racism, from a variety of disciplines - history, social psychology, sociology, African-American studies, anthropology, cultural studies, and more.
Print Book, English, ©1997
McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, ©1997
xxvii, 578 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780070331174, 0070331170
1082511924
CHAPTER 1: IntroductionPART I: SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS--1500-1990CHAPTER 2: The Problem of the Color LineCHAPTER 3: Attacking the ProblemCHAPTER 4: The Problem II: Change and Continuity in the 1970sCHAPTER 5: The Problem II: Conflict and Change in the 1980sPART II: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PREJUDICECHAPTER 6: Perspectives on PrejudiceCHAPTER 7: Psychological Mechanisms of Prejudice--StereotypingCHAPTER 8: Psychological Mechanisms of Prejudice--Intergroup RelationsCHAPTER 9: Psychological Mechanisms of Prejudice--Intergroup Relations II: Case ExampleCHAPTER 10: Psychological Mechanisms of Prejudice--Victim ReactionCHAPTER 11: Reducing PrejudicePART III: PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISMCHAPTER 12: RaceCHAPTER 13: Racism: What is it and how does it WorkCHAPTER 14: Understanding Racism I: Individual RacismCHAPTER 15: Understanding Racism II: Institutional RacismCHAPTER 16: Understanding Racism III: Cultural RacismCHAPTER 17: Racism: Toward a Macro-Micro IntegrationCHAPTER 18: Epilogue: Prejudice, Racism and DiversityReferenceIndex
Previous edition: 1972