Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies

The Ethnic Phenomenon

Name: The Ethnic Phenomenon
Author: Pierre L. van den Berghe
ISBN: 9780275927097

by Pierre L. van den Berghe, Pierre L. Van Den Berghe

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Synopsis

Van den Berghe contends that intergroup relations are reducible to individuals competing for scarce resources. He argues that ethnic nepotism is, at its very foundation, biological. This new approach is expanded further, taking into account how ethnicity is responsive to a wide spectrum of environmental factors.

About the Author, Pierre L. van den Berghe

PIERRE L. VAN DEN BERGHE is the recipient of the Spivak Award from the American Sociological Association for "sustained scholarly contributions throughout his career."