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- Chapter 1: Thinking Sociologically: Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Society
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- What You Need to Know Before Reading This Book
- What is the Sociological Perspective?
- The History and Meaning of Race
- Colonialism and Race
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Prejudice, Racism, and Discrimination
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- What is Prejudice?
- Racism
- What is Discrimination?
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Racialized Socialization and Racialized Social Control
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Socialization
- Social Control and Sanctions
- Intergroup Relations and Intergroup Conflict
- Modern-Day Racialized Social Control
- Learn More: Watts Rebellion or Watts Riot and the National Guard
- Black Panther Party
- Learn More: The Legacies of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark
- Gun Control
- Mass Incarceration
- Learn More: Private Prisons and Incarceration of Latinx Immigrants
- New Jim Crow
- Juan Crow Laws
- Check Your Knowledge
- Licenses and Attributions for Modern-Day Racialized Social Control
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Theories of Race and Crime
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Theory in Social Research
- Understanding Race and Crime: Biological and Psychological Explanations
- Understanding Race and Crime: Sociological Paradigms
- Understanding Race and Crime: Criminological Theories
- Strain Theory
- Learn More: Redlining and Its Impact on Communities of Color
- General Strain Theory
- Social Disorganization Theory
- Status Frustration Theory
- Subculture Theory
- Subculture of Violence Theory
- Code of the Streets
- Check Your Knowledge
- Licenses and Attributions for Understanding Race and Crime: Criminological Theories
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Policing in America
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- The History and Evolution of American Policing
- Police Discretion
- Police Training and Culture
- Current Events and Trends
- Public Perceptions of Police
- Excessive Force and Police Brutality
- Learn More: List of High-Profile Fatalities Involving Police and the Black Community, 2010–Present*
- Reform, Defund, or Abolish?
- Police Accountability
- Activity: Dontre Hamilton and the Milwaukee Police Department
- Check Your Knowledge
- Licenses and Attributions for Current Events and Trends
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Racial Justice in Rural Communities
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- What Is “Rural?”
- Media Representations of Rural
- Rural Black America
- Migration and Immigration to Rural America
- Indigenous Populations in Rural America
- Issues of Racial and Ethnic Justice in Rural Spaces Across the Globe
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Punishment and Racialized Responses to Crime
- Chapter 8: The Racialization of Juveniles for “Justice”
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Disproportionate Representation in Juvenile Justice
- History of the Juvenile Justice System
- Before Juvenile Justice System Contact
- During Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- After Juvenile Justice System Involvement
- Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Racism, Drug Policy, and the Criminal Justice System
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- The Racist History of Drug Policy in the United States
- The War on Drugs
- Learn More: When Selling Drugs May Be the Best Option
- The War on Drugs as a War on People of Color
- Learn More: Carl Hart and Understanding How Social Environments Cause Drug Use
- Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs
- The “Crack Baby” Epidemic
- Check Your Knowledge
- Licenses and Attributions for The War on Drugs
- The Opioid Crisis and Race
- Drug Policy Reform and Liberatory Harm Reduction
- Conclusion
- References
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