Screen LibraryAsian America : sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives /
"[The authors] critically examine key sociological and interdisciplinary topics through the experiences of Asian Americans, including social hierarchies (of race, gender, and sexuality), work and class, education, family, culture, identity, media, pan-ethnicity, social movements, and politics....
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"[The authors] critically examine key sociological and interdisciplinary topics through the experiences of Asian Americans, including social hierarchies (of race, gender, and sexuality), work and class, education, family, culture, identity, media, pan-ethnicity, social movements, and politics. ... In addition, this text takes students beyond the boundaries of the United States to cultivate a comparative and global understanding of the Asian experience" -- p. [4] of cover. |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 243 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-233) and index. |
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9780745647043 (pbk.) : 0745647049 (pbk.) 9780745647036 0745647030 |
| Index Number: | E184 |
| CLC: | D771.262 |
| Call Number: | D771.262/D534-1 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality -- Arrival and history -- Class and work lives -- Education -- Family and personal relations -- Citizenship -- Media and popular culture -- Identity -- Inter-minority relations -- Social movements and politics. |