Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture

Race ethnicity and culture are concepts of extreme relevance in society todayand yet continue to be interpreted in various and often contradictory ways. TheDict... » 

Race ethnicity and culture are concepts of extreme relevance in society todayand yet continue to be interpreted in various and often contradictory ways. TheDictionary provides the historical background and etymology of a wide range ofwords related to these concepts looking at discourses of race ethnicity andculture from a broadly multicultural perspective.This new and uptodate dictionary contains numerous references to bothEuropean and American concepts debates and terms that are relevant todayincluding words such as boat people cybernazis ebonics as well as moreestablished words and terms such as affirmative action caste fortressEurope and many more.The editors have brought together a group of internationally prominentacademics and practitioners to produce this definite reference and researchtool. Contributors include anthropologists biologists lawyers philosopherssociologists and psychologists enabling the Dictionary to bring aninterdisciplinary approach to the subject matter and a rich variety of voiceand content that would otherwise be absent.The Dictionary of Race Ethnicity and Culture will provide a valuable tool forscholars students professionals and policy makers. It will help undergraduateand graduate students to use conceptual material effectively to write betteressays and will be an essential source of reference in the professionalfields particularly for social workers and teachers. «