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Minority Voices : Linking Personal Ethnic History and the Sociological Imagination
Minority Voices Linking Personal Ethnic History and the Sociological Imagination Author:John P. Myers In this unique reader, eighteen sociologists write about their own personal experiences, and those of their families, as members of a particular racial or ethnic group in the United States. The essays are both personal and sociological; each contributor compares the experience of his or her own family to the larger group experience. ... more »Many essays tell compelling stories of how institutional discrimination operates, and how circumstances can persuade people to accept prejudice and discrimination. Anyone interested in reading first-hand sociological accounts of the minority experience in America.« less