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Relations, practices, and theories of race in society : Social construction and racial identities

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK *The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power--which groups have it and which do not.

Max Weber was the foremost social theorist of the twentieth century. "Economy and Society" is a classic work of social theory, and is considered the founding text for modern social debates about action, rationality, bureaucracy and charisma, formal and material justice, religious beliefs, and economic conduct.

"Piecemeal Protest" examines social movement behavior shaped by capitalist ideologies and state interests.

Drawn from classical theory as well as contemporary, cutting-edge empirical studies, affording readers a well-rounded understanding of socializing based on theoretical and empirical evidence. Controversies and debates : Controversy #1: Interracial friendships: do race and ethnicity matter?