Directs attention to a number of theories about African-American-white interracial marriage found in the literature of the social sciences. Notes that theories suggest that couples who marry interracially generally have ulterior motives for doing so. Soundness of these theories is refuted, and suggestions are presented for clinicians working with…

Awareness of diversity in the workplace is on the rise, but so is a backlash to some of the issues that it raises. Ways to prevent backlash include getting management support, involving employees in training design, using an inclusive definition of diversity, acknowledging resistance, valuing sameness, and affirming the value of individual views.…

Notes that, although use of counseling techniques indigenous to client's ancestral culture have been proposed as alternatives to psychotherapy, no schema exists to help counselors select appropriate helping role. Describes schema based on variables of locus of problem etiology, level of acculturation, and goals of counseling. Discusses limitations…

Notes that nonspecificity of ethical guidelines forces counselors to develop personal philosophies in regard to serving culturally unique clients. Discusses worldview of the counselor as it affects client welfare, self-determination, and cultural autonomy in the counseling alliance. Reviews and discusses ethical issues surrounding development and…

Addresses issues facing White counselors in providing services to Native Americans, whose values differ significantly from those of the dominant culture. Reviews previously published recommendations to counselors and discusses relevance and possible uses of traditional Native American healing practices. Describes practice of vision quest in…

The tracing of the origin of the name of a Tidewater, Virginia, group of watermen who spoke a distinctive dialect illustrates the power of language in marking the group's social parameters and distinguishing that group from other area watermen. (34 references) (CB)

According to broad definition of culture, multicultural perspective applies to all counseling relationships. Multiculturalism may be described as fourth force (complementary to forces of psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic explanations of human behavior) in counseling from its own theoretical perspective. There are advantages to defining…

Examined grief intensity among 50 Latino and 50 Anglo Americans. Latinos grieving sudden death had significantly greater grief intensity than Latinos grieving expected death and Anglos grieving either sudden or expected death. Funeral attendance, time since death, closeness of relationships had no significant effect on grief intensity, nor did…

A study of U.S. demographics reveals a trend toward rapidly increasing cultural diversity. This trend can potentially cause serious misunderstandings among students, teachers, parents, and administrators in culturally diverse schools. Principals and staff members should be able to recognize and resolve culturally based school and community…

Indicates that colleges who welcome a more diverse student body often have increasing enrollments and decreasing graduation rates. Suggests the importance of understanding a student's aspirations and expectations and of supporting a set of ideas and values that will help in the pursuit of college studies. (JOW)

A Multicultural Communications model includes factors that influence human interactions and communications among correctional staff and inmates. To be competent cross-cultural, intercultural, or multicultural communicators, educators must be aware of their knowledge of out-group members. (Author/JOW)

Offers a cultural bridge model that would enhance the health care of the American Indian population. Suggests that transcultural nursing should transcend the realm of thought and become an integrated part of daily practice. (Author)

Discusses culture in picture books in three general categories: legends and histories; current life in particular areas; and the immigrant experience. Considers the translation of visual images, discusses authentic interpretations, and presents an annotated bibliography of picture books showing cultural diversity including African, Asian, Mexican,…

Suggests that the influence of national culture on dominant characterizations of global education may be at odds with a movement that attempts to portray the borderlessness of today's world. The article discusses common threads and national distinctiveness in perceptions of global education, examines the derivation of meaning in global education,…

Considers how the experiences of middle class minorities might alter current models of second-generation incorporation, proposing that minority middle classes share a minority culture of mobility (cultural elements responsive to distinctive problems of interracial encounters in public settings and interclass relations within minority communities).…