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Randolph, Brenda – Teaching Tolerance, 2008
As Professor Michael Bamidele Adeyemi of the University of Botswana suggests, "Americans believe that Africa is a country, that Africa is "still uncivilized," that the average African is polygamous, and that Africa is not urbanized." In fact, the African continent encompasses a diverse set of more than 50 nations, each made up…
Descriptors: Textbooks, African Culture, Foreign Countries, News Media
Farquhar, Judith; Doi, Mary L. – Bridge, An Asian American Perspective, 1978
Discussed in this article are numerous films which feature Asian characters and the influence these films have on stereotyped images of Asians and prevailing racist attitudes toward Asian Americans. (EB)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Films
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Chrisman, Robert – Black Scholar, 1990
"Do the Right Thing" leaves the viewer with contradictory and confused messages that suggest that the film has no clear view of racial relations in a city. The film is examined as an ideological statement. It deconstructs contemporary African-American ideologies but does not replace them with new visions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Characterization, Ethnic Stereotypes, Film Criticism
Midwest Center for Equal Educational Opportunity, Columbia, MO. – 1977
The document presents annotations of multiethnic curriculum materials collected in 1977 since publication of the previous supplement. Topics included in the bibliography are behavior problems in the multi-ethnic classroom, attitudes of minority group members, language problems of non-English speaking students, folklore of various ethnic groups,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Bias, Books