Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-563) and index
Introduction: some basic concepts -- Ethnic stratification : majority and minority -- Tools of dominance : prejudice and discrimination -- Patterns of ethnic relations : assimilation and pluralism -- Immigration and the foundations of the American ethnic hierarchy -- Native Americans -- African Americans -- Hispanic Americans -- Asian Americans -- White ethnic Americans -- Jewish Americans -- The changing context of American race and ethnic relations : current and future issues -- South Africa: society in transition -- Brazil: racial and ethnic democracy? -- Canada: ethnic model of the future? -- Global issues of ethnic conflict and change