Cultural Diversity
American Ideals, Institutions, and Lived Experiences
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©2026, 276 pages
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The book progresses from foundational concepts of diversity and historical contexts to current ideological debates and practical implications across various social spectrums. Key topics include the evolution of racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, discussions around gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation, and in-depth explorations of material disparities including economic inequality class, health, and disability issues in relation to cultural diversity.
Cultural Diversity is an ideal textbook for courses in anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Its insight into the collective and individual identities shaped by historical and modern-day America, as well as its examination of the mechanisms that spawn inequality, makes it an exemplary text for any course exploring the sociocultural fabric of the country.
Data D. Barata is a professor of cultural anthropology at California State University, Sacramento, where he teaches courses in cultural diversity, ethnographic analysis, anthropology of human rights, anthropology of war, peoples and cultures of Africa, anthropological theory, ethnology and cultural anthropology. His research agenda is centered on understanding connections between identity, power, and inequality as manifested in the material conditions of multiple identity-bearing persons. He has published extensively on contemporary issues.
Raghuraman S. Trichur is a professor of cultural anthropology at California State University, Sacramento, where he contributes to the administration of Sacramento State's Black Honors College and serves as Vice Director of the Asian Studies Program. His teaching and research focus on comparative political economy, state and class formation in South Asia, racism, racial formation, and social inequities in the United States. Strongly influenced by critical anthropology and progressive Black intellectual traditions, his scholarly work informs his teaching and commitment to critical pedagogies.
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