Hierarchical Structures and Social Value: The Creation of Black and Irish Identities in the United States

by Richard Williams

Book Overview

Through a combination of theoretical and historical analysis, the author develops the thesis that the concepts of race and ethnicity are socially constructed. With case studies of the incorporation of Blacks and Irish immigrants into the social structure of the United States, Richard Williams demonstrates that the social values that have been placed on these groups result from their placement into specific labor categories rather than from attributes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521144795
• ISBN13: 9780521144797
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"