After reading Chapter 11, students should understand

1. The concepts of race and ethnic group

2. William Julius Wilson's basic thesis: the declining significance of race

3. Racial and ethnic income differences in the United States, with emphasis on the experience of African Americans and Latino populations

4. The relative unemployment rate and occupational distribution for blacks, whites and Latinos over time

5. Income and occupational differences within racial and ethnic populations, including Asian ancestry populations

6. The "model minority" concept: its meaning and problematic implications

7. Racial and ethnic differences in educational attainment

8. Racial and ethnic differences in occupation, location in the authority structure, and property/wealth ownership

9. The historical foundations of racial and ethnic inequality in the U.S.

10. The relationship between legal and illegal immigration in changing stratification in the U.S., Germany, Japan, and Mexico

11. The psychological theories of racial and ethnic stratification

12. Theories of colonialism and split labor markets

13. The difference between colonized and immigrant minorities

14. The meaning and stratification effects of institutionalized discrimination<

(adapted from Instructor's Manual prepared by Richard A. Schaffer)

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