Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes
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Book Overview
Can you differentiate between the Amish and the Hasidic Jew? Do you know the single, shocking difference between the Redneck and the Appalachian? Can you successfully identify -- and avoid -- the Charismatic, Verbose Nigerian Cabdriver or the Honda-Driving UCLA Korean Gangster Wannabe? If the answer is "no" to any of the above, then Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes is the book for you. Home to people from over 168 nations, the bourgeoning ethnic melting pot we call America can be a frightening and disorienting place for the uninitiated. In order to successfully navigate this culturally rocky terrain, it's essential that one understand the ethnic landscape we inhabit. Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes, by world renowned cultural anthropologists Kevin and Curtis Hechinger, is a comprehensive, groundbreaking, and painstakingly assembled collection of everything you need to know about this puzzling world in which we live. Whether tracking the migratory pattern of the Northeastern Jew, cataloging the breeding habits of the Passive Asian Male, or highlighting the almost imperceptible differences between Cubans and Dominicans, these two fearless naturalists have devoted their lives to the study of human variety. An instant classic and invaluable tool for the professional cultural anthropologist, the amateur enthusiast, or anyone lost on the subway, Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes will reshape the scientific community just as surely as it will settle the age-old question of whether Vodka-Loving Stalin Haters can out-drink Irish-American Firemen. Are we very different? Or are we exactly the same? For the answers to these and other probing questions that may well be all that stand between happiness and de-spair, read Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes. Now.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1416577823
ISBN13:9781416577829
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 4.9" x 7.3"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Very funny
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I read this book in an hour. It's very funny reading different stereotypes that exist. It is all in good fun and nobody should take offense. I never heard of some of the stereotypes in the book but when I asked others if they have they described what's in this book. The book is laid out and organized in an easy & fun way to read.
A big belly laugh
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
What a funny read!!! Where else can you be reminded of Buckwheat and Schaefer beer in the same book. This book is to comedy what Nate Bowman was to upstate basketball!!! Ned Boy heard rumors of a sequel with more southern truths.
Superbly Superb
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Hechinger's guide is sneaky good. At first one might think it simply a string of ethnic jokes -- very, very good ethnic jokes. But beating beneath the offensive humor -- very, very funny offensive humor -- is a heart filled with love for the infinite variety of the human animal. Sure, the book is funny, but it is much more than that: It is very funny. Given to me as a gag gift, I now have it in a place of literary honor on my 'H' shelf between Thomas Hardy and Herodotus. Hechinger's is superbly superb.
"No bias, No Bull"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Finally, a definitive, deeply researched tome laying bare the rationale for ethnic stereotypes. The book includes examples of famous people who belong to varous ethnicities-- for instance, did you know Dwight Eisenhower was of German descent or that Jennifer Aniston is of Greek descent? Can you tell the difference between an Irish Catholic and an Irish Protestant?? The book is at times humorous, informative and shocking in its insights into the basic natures of the peoples who make up the cultural melting pot of our country. Every library should have a copy of this authoritative work, authored by two allegedly world-renown cultural anthropologists. This book will stand as a modern version of de Tocqueville's Democracy in America
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