| Author: | Vincent N. Parrillo | ISBN: | 9781317261056 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vincent N. Parrillo |
| ISBN: | 9781317261056 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The updated and expanded fourth edition of Diversity in America addresses key controversial topics generating debate in US society today. The book answers these and many other questions by using history and sociology to shed light on socially constructed myths. Vincent N. Parrillo takes the reader through different American eras, beginning with the indigenous populations and continuing through colonial times, the industrial age, the information age and today. The book uses intergenerational comparisons and extrapolation of present trends into future probabilities to offer the reader a holistic analytic commentary to provide additional helpful insights and understanding.
The updated and expanded fourth edition of Diversity in America addresses key controversial topics generating debate in US society today. The book answers these and many other questions by using history and sociology to shed light on socially constructed myths. Vincent N. Parrillo takes the reader through different American eras, beginning with the indigenous populations and continuing through colonial times, the industrial age, the information age and today. The book uses intergenerational comparisons and extrapolation of present trends into future probabilities to offer the reader a holistic analytic commentary to provide additional helpful insights and understanding.
