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Salett, Elizabeth Pathy, Ed.; Koslow, Diane R., Ed. – 1994
The impact that race and ethnicity have on an individual's identity development in the United States are explored through the theoretical framework, issues of dominance, identity development, and questions of biraciality. The following chapters address these issues: (1) "Identity, Self, and Individualism in a Multicultural Perspective"…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Awareness
Williams, Mary E., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series challenge readers to question their own opinions and assumptions. By reading carefully balanced views, readers confront new ideas on the topic of interest. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited job discrimination based on age, race, religion, gender, or national origin, provided the groundwork for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Public Policy
Orfield, Gary, Ed.; Miller, Edward, Ed. – 1998
This book, produced by the Harvard Civil Rights Project, focuses on the consequences for student body diversity of eliminating race and ethnicity as factors in university admissions. The more specific focus is on what would happen if college admissions relied entirely on traditional quantitative measures of academic achievement and promise, such…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, College Entrance Examinations, Diversity (Student)
Garmer, Amy Korzick, Ed. – 1998
This compilation addresses the issues surrounding the provision of more and better media content for minority needs. These papers suggest incentives in the emerging media marketplace that will encourage providing content responsive to minority needs and interests, and they explore the steps needed to get to these new practices. The centerpiece,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Audiences, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peterson, James L.; And Others – 1985
In an attempt to understand the determinants of early sexual activity, a series of papers were completed using data on 15 and 16-year-olds from the 1981 National Survey of Children. These five papers focus on the association between early sexual activity and, respectively, household structure; television viewing; sex education; race; and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Structure, Females, Males
Bernstein, David; Zappia, Andrew – Diversity: A Critical Journal of Race and Culture, 1992
Bernstein argues that current criticisms of Columbus are an ideologically motivated rewriting of the past and that the point of studying history is to understand development not validate particular ideologies. Zappia criticizes the artistic community for its attempts to discredit Columbus and to eulogize the civilizations he allegedly destroyed.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Artists, Cultural Differences, Documentaries
Trickett, Edison J., Ed.; And Others – 1994
The following essays allows for exploration of similarities and differences of diverse groups and stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas: (1) "Toward an Overarching Framework for Diversity" (Edison J. Trickett, Roderick J. Watts, and Dina Birman); (2) "Our Similarities Are Different: Toward a Psychology of Affirmative…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Definitions
Pollard, Diane S., Ed.; Ajirotutu, Cheryl S., Ed. – 2000
This book tells the story of two African-centered schools, an elementary school and a middle school, in an urban public school system. Both schools were originally conceived as "all male academies," but legal and political obstacles caused both to become coeducational, although still African-centered. The factors that affected the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
California Univ., Los Angeles. Afro-American Studies Center. – 1993
A subcommittee of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) was charged with the task of developing a national agenda for America's cities and regions. This report consists of the working paper developed by the co-chairs of the subcommittee and the position papers committee members produced. It is intended to be a starting point for…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Cordova, Teresa, Ed.; And Others – 1993
These essays represent a plateau in the fight for Chicana voices to be heard, and they display the range of scholarship Chicanas are producing. The first section contains statements given at the plenary session on Chicana feminism, and the second section analyzes the position of Chicanas in the workplace. Section 3 considers research and data on…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Ethnicity, Females, Feminism
Szumski, Bonnie, Ed. – 1996
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each book examine different aspects of a single issue. The topics covered in this volume explore the racial and ethnic tensions that concern many Americans today. The racial divide…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Conflict
McAdoo, Harriette Pipes, Ed.; McAdoo, John Lewis, Ed. – 1985
The unique experiences and situations that are common to black children and their parents are examined in the 14 papers collected in this volume. The book is organized into five sections, each relecting one of the significant environments within which black children lead their lives: the theoretical, the socioeconomic, the educational, the…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Youth, Child Development, Educational Environment
Fraser, Steven, Ed. – 1995
"The Bell Curve" by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray has generated enormous debate as a result of its claim that there is a connection between race and intelligence. The essays of this collection respond to "The Bell Curve" in various ways. Taken together, the following offer an antidote to a work of dubious premises…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Futures (of Society), Genetics, Heredity
Dines, Gail, Ed.; Humez, Jean M., Ed. – 1995
This reader is intended to introduce undergraduates to the richness, sophistication, and diversity that characterize contemporary media scholarship. Another goal is to take the mystery out of the idea of media culture by examining its production, construction, and the meaning-making processes through which media imagery and messages help shape our…
Descriptors: Advertising, Cultural Differences, Higher Education, Mass Media
Bowser, Benjamin P., Ed. – 1995
This anthology offers comparative analyses of race, racism, and antiracism. An introduction, "The Global Community, Racism, and Anti-Racism," by Benjamin P. Bowser, provides an overview of global trends in this area. The following chapters explore historical and cultural racism in different world settings: (1) "Europe's Oldest…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Equal Education
