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The Threat of the “Other”: Ethnic Competition and Racial Interest
Author(s) -
GonzalezSobrino Bianca
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12382
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , ethnic group , sociology , racial formation theory , criminology , racism , gender studies , anthropology , ecology , biology
Abstract Racial conflict has been at the center of US society since its inception. Various theories have tried to explain why racial conflict arises and what the motivating factors are. The aim of this article is to examine one of these theories––ethnic competition––by reviewing the sociological literature from the 1970s to present that focuses on racial interest, ethnic competition, and racial threat.