Understanding human differences : multicultural education for a diverse America by Koppelman, Kent L, Goodhart, R. Lee instant download

Understanding human differences : multicultural education for a diverse America by Koppelman, Kent L, Goodhart, R. Lee instant download

xxii, 386 pages : 24 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, section 1: Individual attitudes and interpersonal relations -- ch. 1. Understanding ourselves and others: clarifying values and language -- The role of values in human differences -- What is the relationship between a person's values and behaviors? -- What inconsistencies exist between American values and American behaviors? -- Should parents rather than schools teach values to children? -- What problems can interfere with making ethical decisions? -- Defining terms related to human differences -- How do negative attitudes -- What is the difference between race, ethnicity, and nationality? -- What are minority groups and why are they called minority groups? How have labels been used to define and control subordinate groups? -- What is the impact of labels on individuals who are labeled? -- How are negative bureaucratic terms as harmful as social derisive terms? How has our society responded to social problems experience by minority groups? -- ch. 2. Understanding prejudice and misconceptions of prejudice -- Conceptions and misconceptions of prejudice -- How are prejudices reflected in American media? -- What examples of prejudice exist in our language? -- How does gender prejudice in our language promote sexist attitudes? -- What sexist terms for men could be considered derisive? -- Aren't some prejudices positive? -- Consequences and causes of prejudice -- I prejudice the main cause of discrimination in society? -- How does the interest theory explain discrimination? -- How is self-interest involved in the internal colonialism theory? -- How is discrimination explained by the institutional discrimination theory? -- What factors promote the development of prejudice? -- How does frustration cause prejudice? -- What do stereotypes have to do with uncertainty and how do they cause prejudice? -- How does threat to self-esteem cause prejudice? -- How does competition for status, wealth, and power…