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This introductory chapter provides a framework for understanding the diverse set of chapters that comprise this handbook.The chapter highlights an important demographic trend that is taking place all over the world, namely the disproportionate growth of marginalized groups compared to dominant groups. While demographers and other social scientists recognize the ensuing transitions that stem from the demographic transition, relatively little attention has been paid to the race/ethnic transition.The chapter argues for the need to incorporate theoretical perspectives from the race and ethnic literature to more fully understand the race/ethnic transition and the intersection between demography, race/ethnicity, and stratification.Subsequently, the chapter provides an overview of the chapters that form the handbook.The chapter concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the race/ethnic transition.
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Sáenz, R., Embrick, D.G., Rodríguez, N.P. (2015). Introduction: A Framework for Understanding the Race and Ethnic Transition. In: Sáenz, R., Embrick, D., Rodríguez, N. (eds) The International Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity. International Handbooks of Population, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8891-8_1
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