TY - BOOK AU - D'Angelo,Raymond N. AU - Douglas,Herbert TI - Taking sides SN - 0072917350 AV - E184.A1 T136 2005 U1 - 305.8 PY - 2005/// CY - Dubuque, Iowa PB - McGraw-Hill/Dushkin KW - Minorities KW - United States KW - Social classes KW - Race relations KW - Ethnic relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Classical issues in race and ethnicity -- Do we need a common American identity? -- Is immigration good for America? -- Race relations in the nineteenth century : will accommodation insure progress? -- Does white identity define America? -- pt. 2. Race, prejudice, and racial minorities -- Is skin color a proper determinant of racial identity? -- Is race prejudice a product of group position? -- Are definitions of race just political? -- Do minorities engage in self-segregation? -- Are Asian Americans a model minority? -- Are Hispanics making economic progress? -- pt. 3. Social and political issues of education and multiculturalism -- Are America's schools and neighborhoods resegregated? -- Should race be a consideration in college admissions? -- Is a multicultural curriculum essential for advancing education? -- Is affirmative action necessary to achieve racial inequality in the United States? -- pt. 4. Issues for the twenty-first century -- Is racism a permanent feature of American society? -- Should twenty-first century public policy be class conscious rather than race conscious? -- Is now the time for reparations for African Americans? -- Is racial profiling defensible public policy? ER -