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The Matrix of Race
Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality

First Edition
October 2017 | 480 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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The Matrix of Race: Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality is a textbook that makes race and racial inequality “visible” in new ways to all students in race/ethnic relations courses, regardless of their backgrounds–from minorities who have experienced the impact of race in their own lives to members of dominant groups who might believe that we now live in a “color blind” society. The “matrix” refers to a way of thinking about race that reflects the intersecting, multilayered identities of contemporary society, and the powerful social institutions that shape our understanding of race. Its goals are to help readers get beyond familiar “us vs. them” arguments that can lead to resistance and hostility; promote self-appraisal; and stimulate more productive discussions about race and racism.

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PREFACE
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
 
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
 
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO RACE AND THE SOCIAL MATRIX
 
Chapter 1. Race and the Social Construction of Difference
The Social Construction of Race

 
The Social Matrix of Race

 
The Operation of Racism

 
Our Stories

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 2. The Shaping of a Nation: The Social Construction of Race in America
Race Today: Adapting and Evolving

 
Indigenous Peoples: The Americas before Columbus

 
Discovery and Encounters: The Shaping of Our Storied Past

 
The U.S. Matrix and Intersectionality— Where Do We Go from Here?

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
PART II. THE MATRIX PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 
Chapter 3. The Social Construction and Regulation of Families
Historical Regulation of the Family

 
Family Inequality Theories

 
Family Inequality through the Matrix Lens

 
Transforming the Ideal Family Narrative

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 4. Work and Wealth Inequality
Recent Trends in Work and Wealth

 
Theories of Economic Inequality

 
Applying the Matrix to the History of Economic Inequality in the United States

 
Transforming the Story of Race and Economic Inequality

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 5. Health, Medicine, and Health Care
Patterns of Inequality in Health and Health Care

 
Theorizing Inequality in Health and Health Care

 
Applying the Matrix to Health Inequity and Inequality

 
Resisting and Transforming Inequality in Health and Health Care

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 6. Education
The Shaping of the Matrix of U.S. Education

 
Theories of Education

 
Examining the Concealed Story of Race and Education through the Matrix

 
Alternative Educational Movements and the Future of Education

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 7. Crime, Law, and Deviance
A History of Race, Crime, and Punishment

 
Sociological Stock Theories of Crime and Deviance

 
Applying the Matrix to Crime and Deviance

 
Transforming the Narrative of Race, Crime, and Deviance

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 8. Power, Politics, and Identities
Contemporary Political Identities

 
Critiquing Sociological Theories of Power, Politics, and Identity

 
Applying the Matrix of Race to U.S. Political History

 
Building Alternatives to the Matrix of Race and Politics

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 9. Sports and the American Dream
The State of Sport Today

 
Examining Stock Sociological Theories of Sport

 
Applying the Matrix to Sports in the United States

 
Creating a New Playing Field

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Chapter 10. The Military, War, and Terrorism
Class, Gender, and Race in the U.S. Military

 
Military Sociology Stock Theories

 
Applying the Matrix Approach to U.S. Military History, War, and Terrorism

 
A More Inclusive Future

 
Key Terms

 
Chapter Summary

 
 
Conclusion
 
GLOSSARY
 
REFERENCES
 
INDEX

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Rodney D. Coates

Rodney D. Coates is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology at Miami University (Ohio) and Director of the university’s Black World Studies program. He specializes in the study of race and ethnic relations, inequality, critical race theory, and social justice. He has served on the editorial boards of the American Sociological Review; Social Forces; and Race, Class and Gender; on the executive boards of the Southern Sociological Society and Sociologists without Borders; and as Chair of the American Sociological Association’s section on Race and Ethnic Minorities. Rodney has published dozens of articles... More About Author

Abby Loren Ferber

Abby L. Ferber is Professor of Sociology and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on race, gender, and social theory. She is the author of White Man Falling: Race, Gender and White Supremacy (Rowman & Littlefield), and co-author of the American Sociological Associations' Hate Crime in America: What Do We Know?. She is also the co-author of, Making a Difference: University Students of Color Speak Out, (Rowman & Littlefield), and a co-editor of Privilege: A Reader, (Westview Press) with Michael Kimmel.... More About Author

David Lynn Brunsma

David L. Brunsma is Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech where he teaches and researches in the areas of race, racism, multiracial identity, and human rights. He is the author of Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America (Roman & Littlefield), A Symbolic Crusade: The School Uniform Movement and What it Tells Us About American Education (Rowman & Littlefield Education) and The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights (Routledge). His work has appeared in American Teacher Magazine, Principal Magazine, and The Audio Journal of Education. David is the founding co-editor of the journal ... More About Author

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