Black-Brown Relations and Stereotypes

Race relations in twenty-first-century America will not be just a black-and-white issue. The 2000 census revealed that Hispanics already slightly outnumber African Americans as the largest ethnic group, while together Blacks and Hispanics constitute the majority population in the five largest U.S. cities. Given these facts, black-brown relations could be a more significant racial issue in the decades to come than relations between minority groups and Whites. Offering some of the first in-depth analyses of how African Americans and Hispanics perceive and interact with each other, this pathfinding study looks at black-brown relations in Houston, Texas, one of the largest U.S. cities with a majority ethnic population and one in which Hispanics outnumber African Americans. Drawing on the results of several sociological studies, the authors focus on four key issues: how each group forms and maintains stereotypes of the other, areas in which the two groups conflict and disagree, the crucial role of women in shaping their communities' racial attitudes, and areas in which Hispanics and African Americans agree and can cooperate to achieve greater political power and social justice.

Author: Tatcho Mindiola, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Néstor Rodríguez
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01/01/2003
Pages: 165
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.58h x 6.80w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780292752689

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2002 pg. 743

About the Author
TATCHO MINDIOLA JR. is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston. YOLANDA FLORES NIEMANN is Associate Professor of Comparative Cultures and Director of Latina/o Outreach at Washi