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Roopnarine, Jaipaul L., Ed.; Brown, Janet, Ed. – 1997
Little is known about the development and function of families in major Caribbean communities, an area composed of diverse ethnic and political groups, the majority of whom live on the edge of poverty. This edited book provides an interdisciplinary examination of Caribbean families, each chapter detailing studies dealing with family structures and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Cultural Differences
Diversity and Its Discontents: Cultural Conflict and Common Ground in Contemporary American Society.
Smelser, Neil J., Ed.; Alexander, Jeffrey C., Ed. – 1999
Sociologists, political theorists, and social historians explore ideological differences, theoretical disputes, social processes, and institutional change related to cultural conflict and social solidarity in the United States. The essays are: (1) "Introduction: The Ideological Discourses of Cultural Discontent. Paradoxes, Realities, and…
Descriptors: Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Democracy
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
Geismar, Kathryn, Ed.; Nicoleau, Guitele, Ed. – 1993
Contributors to this collection of essays describe how they address issues of race, gender, and class in their college courses as they attempt to ensure that their curricula and class discussions represent the perspectives of all students. Essays include: (1) "Introduction" (Kathryn Giesmar and Guitele Nicoleau); (2) "Dialogue…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Faculty, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedvan Ments, Morry; Brooks, Greg; Shirts, Garry; Jones, Ken – Simulation & Gaming, 1998
Includes testimonials to, and previously published articles by, Ken Jones on categories in simulation; simulations in secondary schools, reading instruction, and English-as-a-Second-Language; simulations as assessment tools; aspects of design; differences in race, gender, and perceived ability and performance; influence of national culture;…
Descriptors: Ability, Classification, Communication Skills, Cultural Differences
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers focuses on the application of transactional reader response theory in the classroom, offering a spectrum of strategies. There are 20 chapters in 4 parts. Part 1, "The Transactional Theory of Literature," includes (1) "The Transactional Theory of Literature" (Nicholas J. Karolides); (2) "Connecting…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Drama
Mascolo, Michael, F. Ed.; Griffin, Sharon, Ed. – 1998
It is difficult to make progress in the study of emotions and emotional development if the meanings assigned to central constructs vary widely across investigators. This book clarifies and synthesizes the different ways in which emotion researchers approach fundamental questions about the nature of emotion and emotional development. Theorist and…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anger
Weis, Lois, Ed.; Fine, Michelle, Ed. – 1993
This book presents the following 16 papers addressing race, class, and gender in U.S. education; institutionalized power and privilege; and policies, discourses, and practices that may silence powerless groups: (1) "Breaking through the Barriers: African American Job Candidates and the Academic Hiring Process" (Roslyn Arlin Mickelson,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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
Download full textDyson, Anne Haas, Ed.; Genishi, Celia, Ed. – 1994
Emphasizing the complex relationships among story, ethnicity, and gender, this book explores the nature of story--the basic functions it serves, its connections to the diverse sociocultural landscape of society, and its power in the classroom. In addressing concerns about how to most effectively serve increasingly diverse student populations, the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Community Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
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
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
Bank, Barbara J., Ed.; Hall, Peter M., Ed. – 1997
Chapters in this volume are based on papers presented at the Second Missouri Symposium on Research and Educational Policy (Columbia, Missouri) March 30-31, 1995), but the collection is not a report of symposium proceedings. Instead, these papers provide readers with an understanding of the gendered nature of schooling and educational policy at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Early, Gerald, Ed. – 1993
Black intellectuals and writers were invited to write essays on assimilation, race, and identity, using a famous quotation from W. E. B. Du Bois about the double soul of the American Negro as a point of departure. Considering the double consciousness of which Du Bois wrote resulted in the following essays: (1) "Free at Last? A Personal…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Blacks
