The Ethnic Myth

by Stephen Steinberg

Book Overview

You hold in your hand a dangerous book. Because it rejects as it clarifies most of the current wisdom on race, ethnicity, and immigration in the United States, The Ethnic Myth has the force of a scholarly bomb. --from the Introduction by Eric William Lott In this classic work, sociologist Stephen Steinberg rejects the prevailing view that cultural values and ethnic traits are the primary determinants of the economic destiny of racial and ethnic groups...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807041513
• ISBN13: 9780807041512
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The Ethnic Myth

Well wrritten, incisive and designed to make the reader critically think about this issue. I recommend this book to all who are working toward cultural competency.