Cultural Diversity in the United States

Cultural Diversity in the United States: A Critical Reader is an unprecedented collection of contemporary writings authored by some of anthropology's most notable scholars-from across the discipline - on the central issues of cultural diversity in the United States. The contributors to this landmark critical reader rethink diversity, identity politics, and multiculturalism, and provide fundamental tools for the analysis and understanding of critical political issues in the United States today.

Foreword: Yolanda Moses. Preface: Ida Susser. Introductions: Ida Susser, Thomas C. Patterson, Steven F. Arvizuu. Part I: Biological and Medical Issues:. 1. Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity from Race to Radical Bioculturalism: Alan H. Goodman. 2. The Peoplings of The Americas: Anglo Stereotypes and Native American Realities: C. Loring Brace and A. Russell Nelson. 3. Diversity in The Context of Health and Illness: Cheryl Mwaria. 4. Health, Disease, and Social Inequality: Merrill Singer. Part II: Historical Development of Contemporary Diversity:. 5. The Color-Blind Bind: Lee Baker. 6. Racialized Identity and The Law: Sally Engle Merry. 7. Immigration and Ethnicity: Shifting Boundaries: Judith Goode. 8. Unearthing Diversity and Archaeological Issues: Thomas C. Patterson. 9. The Hyphenated Past: American Cultural Diversity: Ruben G. Mendoza. 10. The Roots of Our Inequality: Elizabeth M. Scott. Part III: Diversity: Contemporary Issues, Contemporary Conflicts:. 11. The Complex Diversity of Language in The United States: Bonnie Urciuoli. 12. Contemporary Native American Struggles and The Construction of "Nation": Thomas Biolsi. 13. New Labor Struggles: Gender, Ethnicity, and Migration: June Nash. 14. Social Inequality: Diversity, Poverty, and Gender in The City: Ida Susser. 15. Ethnicity and Place: J. Diego Vigil and Curtis C. Roseman. 16. Diversity and Kinship Today: Lynn Bolles. 17. Aging : Cultural Diversity as A Late-Life Concern: Maria Vesperi. 18. Poverty, Class, and Sexual Orientation: Jeff Maskovsky. 19. Diversity and Psychocultural Open Systems Models: Michael Winkelman. Part IV: Overviews of Diversity in The United States:. 20. Studying American Cultural Diversity: Some Non-Essentializing Perspectives: Douglas Foley and Kirby Moss. 21. Diversity in Anthropological Theory: Karen Brodkin. Afterword: Louise Lamphere. Index.