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oapen-20.500.12657-413312024-03-25T17:57:55Z Culture and Diversity in the United States Eller, Jack David african; american; americans; colour; community; division; full; photographs; survey; version thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the standard topics of race, ethnicity, class and gender but goes much further by engaging seriously with issues of language, religion, age, health and disability, and region and geography. It also considers the intersections between and the diversities within these categories. Eller presents students with an unprecedented combination of history, conceptual analysis, discussion of academic literature, and up-to-date statistics. The book includes a range of illustrations, figures and tables, text boxes, a glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive bibliography. Additional resources are provided via a companion website. 2020-08-19T14:29:31Z 2020-08-19T14:29:31Z 2015 book 9781138826687 9781138826694 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41331 eng Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315739120 10.4324/9781315739120 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 99528505-4bb6-49a7-9a49-7bd246c7cffc 9781138826687 9781138826694 Routledge open access
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Knowledge of and sensitivity toward diversity is an essential skill in the contemporary United States and the wider world. This book addresses the standard topics of race, ethnicity, class and gender but goes much further by engaging seriously with issues of language, religion, age, health and disability, and region and geography. It also considers the intersections between and the diversities within these categories. Eller presents students with an unprecedented combination of history, conceptual analysis, discussion of academic literature, and up-to-date statistics. The book includes a range of illustrations, figures and tables, text boxes, a glossary of key terms, and a comprehensive bibliography. Additional resources are provided via a companion website.
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