Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: The Paradox
Chapter 1. The Scientific Sources of the Paradox
- Two dimensions
- Taxonomy
- Typology
- Darwin and Mendel
- Two Vocabularies
- The Power of the Ordinary Language Construct
Chapter 2. The Political Sources of the Paradox
- Social Categories and Their Names
- After the Civil War
- Discrimination
- The ‘One-Drop’ Rule
- Counter Trends
Chapter 3. International Pragmatism
- The Racial Convention
- Implementing the Convention
- Other International Action
- Naming the Categories
Chapter 4. Sociological Knowledge
- Theoretical or Practical?
- The Chicago School
- In World Perspective
- Social Race?
Chapter 5. Conceptions of Racism
- Writing History
- Teaching Philosophy
- Teaching Sociology
- Sociological Textbooks
- Political Ends
Chapter 6. Ethnic Origin and Ethnicity
- Census categories
- Anthropology
- A New Reality?
- Nomenclature
- Sociobiology
- Ethnic Origin as a Social Sign
- Comparative Politics
- The Current Sociology of Ethnicity
Chapter 7. Collective Action
- The Rediscovery of Weber’s 1911 Notes
- Four Propositions
- Closure
- The Human Capital Variable
- The Colour Variable
- Ethnic Preferences
- Opening relationships
Conclusion: The Paradox Resolved
Select Bibliography
Index