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Peer reviewedWright, David R. – Geographical Education, 1985
This article examines the topic of racism in textbooks by reviewing the content of a geography textbook popular in the United Kingdom and Australia. Concludes that the problem of racism in textbooks is pervasive and in violation of United Nations standards for antiracist instruction. (JDH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Racial Attitudes
Peer reviewedBanks, Dennis N. – Social Science Record, 1994
Maintains that, with the recent elections in South Africa, interest in the study of southern Africa has increased. Compares and contrasts the images of South Africa presented in the novels of Alan Paton and Peter Abrahams. Asserts that the pictures painted by these authors are not pleasant but are necessary to understand recent events. (CFR)
Descriptors: Authors, Elementary Secondary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Fiction
Peer reviewedChick, Keith – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Examines the interactional sociolinguists' treatment of context and its contribution to understanding how sociocultural information enters into the interpretation of intent and evaluation of motives and abilities. Negative perceptions of Zulus by White "gatekeepers" are explained in terms of interactional asynchrony stemming from…
Descriptors: African Languages, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
