The Ethnic Myth by Stephen Steinberg
You hold in your hand a dangerous book. Because it rejects as it clarifies most of the current wisdom on race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States, The Ethnic Myth has the force of a scholarly bomb. --from the Introduction by Eric William LottIn this classic work, sociologist Stephen Steinberg rejects the prevailing view that cultural values and ethnic traits are the primary determinants of the economic destiny of racial and ethnic groups in America. He argues that locality, class conflict, selective migration, and other historical and economic factors play a far larger role not only in producing inequalities but in maintaining them as well, thus providing an insightful explanation into why some groups are successful in their pursuit of the American dream and others are not.
Stephen Steinberg is a Professor of Urban Studies at Queens College and a Sociology Professor at The City University of New York's Graduate Center. The Ethnic Myth: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in America and Turning Back: The Retreat from Racial Justice in American Thought and Policy, which won the Oliver Cromwell Cox Prize for Outstanding Anti-Racist Research, are two of his earlier books. He has writings in The Nation, Reconstruction, and New Politics, in addition to his scholarly work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807041536 |
| ISBN 10 | 080704153X |
| Title | The Ethnic Myth |
| Author | Stephen Steinberg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Year published | 2001-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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