Ethnic Studies: Critical Fundamentals: First Edition

By Tim Messer-Kruse

Ethnic Studies: Critical Fundamentals is a balanced interdisciplinary textbook for introductory ethnic studies courses, incorporating the very latest research in critical race studies, sociology, history, psychology, and anthropology. Ethnic Studies: Critical Fundamentals is the first textbook to balance both the biological and anthropological perspectives on the myth of race; the history of racial formation in western culture and particularly in the U.S.; psychological insights into identity, cognition, and prejudice; and critical race understandings of racist structures including economics, politics, and physical segregation. It draws on years of classroom experience teaching introductory courses in ethnic studies to touch on those issues most relevant to today's students. Ethnic Studies: Critical Fundamentals was written both to address the lack of comprehensive textbooks for introductory ethnic studies courses and to lower student costs. Textbook prices have become a major obstacle to student success. Over the past decade textbook prices have nearly doubled. 40% of students report they have resorted to sharing books with classmates. 70% of undergraduates report having skipped reading at least one assigned textbook due to its cost. Half of all students say they take fewer courses because of textbook costs. According to the 2012 Florida Textbook Survey, one-third of all students report they earned a poor grade because they could not afford the assigned textbook. For this reason, Ethnic Studies: Critical Fundamentals sells for around $20.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692929452
• ISBN13: 9780692929452
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Achromous Books
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 8.5"