The Politics of Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Americanization, De-Americanization, and Racialized Ethnic Groups

This book examines and analyzes Americanization, De-Americanization, and racialized ethnic groups in America. It shows that America's cultural homogeneity, which is based on "whiteness," has important consequences for racialized ethnic groups in America. The question, then, of who is an American becomes overriding. Although racialized ethnic groups remain unassimilated into the dominant culture, the recognition and celebration of the non-dominant cultures are important for multiculturalism. However, non-dominant cultures are tied to cultural otherness. Cultural otherness is looked upon as Un-Americanness. For this reason, there is a need to move beyond multiculturalism. "Postmulticulturalism," then, would be the new possibility.

Author: Sherrow O. Pinder
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230613560

About the Author
SHERROW O. PINDER is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Multicultural and Gender Studies, California State University, Chico, USA.