Showing papers on "Multiculturalism published in 1979"

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Abstract: IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Chapter 2: Prejudice Chapter 3: Discrimination Chapter 4: Immigration Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Religion Chapter 6: Native Americans: The First Americans Chapter 7: The Making of African Americans in a White America Chapter 8: African Americans Today Chapter 9: Latinos: The Largest Minority Chapter 10: Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Chapter 11: Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities Chapter 12: Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity Chapter 13: Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans Chapter 14: Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity Chapter 15: Women: The Oppressed Majority Chapter 16: Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective Chapter 17: Overcoming Exclusion COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I: Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Groups Chapter 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Ranking Groups Types of Subordinate Groups Does Race Matter? Biracial and Multiracial Identity - Who Am I? Sociology and the Study of Race and Ethnicity The Creation of Subordinate-Group Status The Consequences of Subordinate-Group Status Resistance and Change Chapter 2: Prejudice Prejudice and Discrimination White Privilege Theories of Prejudice Stereotypes Color-Blind Racism The Mood of the Oppressed Intergroup Hostility Reducing Prejudice Ways to Fight Hate Chapter 3: Discrimination Understanding Discrimination Hate Crimes Institutional Discrimination Discrimination Today Wealth Inequality: Discrimination's Legacy Environmental Justice Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination The Glass Ceiling Part II: Ethnic and Religious Sources of Conflict Chapter 4: Immigration Immigration: A Global Phenomenon Patterns of Immigration to the United States Today's Foreign-Born Population Early Immigration Restrictionist Sentiment Increases Contemporary Social Concerns Illegal Immigration Path to Citizenship: Naturalization The Economic Impact of Immigration Women and Immigration The Global Economy and Immigration The Environment and Immigration Refugees Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Religion Ethnic Diversity Why Don't We Study Whiteness? The German Americans The Irish Americans The Italian Americans The Polish Americans Religious Pluralism Part III: Major Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States Chapter 6: Native Americans Early European Contacts Treaties and Warfare Reservation Life and Federal Policies Collective Action American Indian Identity Native Americans Today Chapter 7: The Making of African Americans in a White America Slavery The Challenge of Black Leadership Reemergence of Black Protest The Civil Rights Movement Urban Violence and Oppression Black Power The Religious Force The New Immigration Chapter 8: African Americans Today Education The Economic Picture Family Life Housing Criminal Justice Health Care Politics Chapter 9: Hispanic Americans Latino Identity The Borderlands The Economic Picture The Growing Political Presence Cuban Americans Central and South Americans Chapter 10: Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Mexican Americans Puerto Ricans The Contemporary Picture of Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Chapter 11: Muslim and Arab Americans: Diverse Minorities Arab Americans Muslim Americans Immigration to the United States Contemporary Life in the United States Islamophobia Chapter 12: Asian Americans: Growth and Diversity The "Model-Minority" Image Explored Political Activity and Pan-Asian Identity Diversity among Asian Americans Asian Indians Filipino Americans Southeast Asian Americans Korean Americans Hawaii and Its People Chapter 13: Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans Chinese Americans Japanese Americans Remnants of Prejudice and Discrimination Chapter 14: Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity The Jewish People: Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group? Immigration of Jews to the United States Anti-Semitism: Past and Present Position of Jewish Americans Religious Life Jewish Identity Part IV: Other Patterns of Dominance Chapter 15: Women: The Oppressed Majority Gender Roles Sociological Perspectives The Feminist Movement The Economic Picture Education Family Life Political Activity Matrix of Domination: Minority Women Chapter 16: Beyond the United States: The Comparative Perspective Mexico: Diversity South of the Border Canada: Multiculturalism Up North Brazil: Not a Racial Paradise Israel and the Palestinians Republic of South Africa Chapter 17: Overcoming Exclusion The Aged: A Social Minority People with Disabilities: Moving On Gays and Lesbians: Coming Out for Equality Internet Resource Directory Glossary References Photo Credits Index

Research in Multicultural Societies Implications of Cross-Cultural Methods

Abstract: In recent years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of comparative studies of groups within culturally plural nation states. There are two models which may serve as frameworks for guiding such research-the unicultural and the cross-cultural. An argument is advanced that research in plural societies requires a new model, one which draws primarily upon the cross-cultural model, reflecting an ideology of cultural pluralism, so that the independence and uniqueness of each group in the comparison may be respected. A trans. ethnic model is proposed for conducting comparative studies of ethunits in polyethnic societies. Guidelines for assessing issues of comparability, group independence, and the number of groups in the comparison and their cultural characteristics are discussed.

Shaping the Future of Multicultural Education.

Abstract: The current multicultural education movement emerged in response to the ethnic revitalization movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the elements related to this reform movement are slowly permeating the mainstream curriculum and mainstream educational institutions. However, reforms such as ethnic studies, bilingual-bicultural education, and multicultural education remain primarily on the periphery of the American educational establishment. As we shape the future of multicultural education, we should conceptualize strategies for institutionalizing multicultural educational reforms within the nation's schools and colleges. This paper discusses the conceptual, historical, and ideological issues which should be seriously considered when educators design multicultural educational programs for the future.

Education in a Multicultural Society: What Sort of Education? What Sort of Society?

Abstract: Multiculturalism is a concept whose use is characterized by currency rather than consensus. In fact, so great is the ambiguity associated with the term that it has been suggested that it is ready for the "conceptual graveyard" (Stent, 1973). Since education itself has rarely been free from controversy, it is hardly surprising that the issue of multicultural education is both confused and contentious. Carlson (1976), commenting on this confusion, observed: Multicultural education (MCE), as described by many of its advocates, is a labyrinth of assertions and assumptions which need to be examined. To those who make the largest contributions to education- namely, individual teachers and students in specific communities - the assertions and assumptions often make little sense. (p. 26) Despite the ambiguities in terminology there appears to be little disagreement that Canada is a society characterized by ethnic and cultural diversity. However, differences arise from consideration of the appropriate responses to this diversity, by society in general and the school in particular. This paper endeavors to negotiate a path through the "labyrinth of assertions and assumptions" in order to clarify some of the concepts associated with multiculturalism and multicultural education. The paper argues that issues in multicultural education inevitably pose questions of purpose in the wider society and that different images of Canadian society demand different responses from the school system. Several different visions of society are outlined and the paper attempts to examine the extent to which each is relevant to the Canadian context and congruent with a particular interpretation of multicultural education.

Preparation for Teaching the Multicultural Exceptional Child. Trends and Concerns.

Abstract: Eloy Gonzales American Education has traditionally been as functioning in the Anglo conformity Regardless of the labe:, A;19~¡(:a:&dquo; edu(:a= tion has, until the last 20 years, the philosophies of the dominant Angi~ culture. has used the political for the purpose of a monocut&dquo; and monolingual educational system. All other C’Jit:,H’&dquo;0S and languages have bee~ seen as ! This ~;! comparison totra©ltiana§ Angio norms: This traditional caned :r:e &dquo;melting pot,&dquo;

Schooling and Intergroup Relations: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract: At present it is popular for educators in the United States and elsewhere to develop school programs that promise greater tolerance for cultural differences. This multicultural emphasis accompanies the long-held expectation by social and cultural groups that school success is a vehicle for achieving positions of political and economic power. Based upon a review of the literature on educational practice and intergroup relations in several nations, this article argues that the implicit goals of public school practice are, first, to persuade or compel subgroup members to adapt to the cultural and structural interests of one or more of a society's dominant groups and, second, to limit the dominant group's own need for altering the status quo. This suggests that dominant groups are likely to permit school programs to reflect greater cultural rather than structural diversity as long as the existing social structure and balance of power among groups are not threatened.

The Mass Media and Minority Cultures

Abstract: The study of the position of minority cultures in multicultural societies clearly involves an analysis not only at the specifically cultural level but at the socio-political one. Thus, the interaction of the cultural traits, values, beliefs, and tastes and of the institutionalised patterns of behaviour of two (or more) cultural groups takes place within, and is deeply affected by, the political ordering of the society in question, in particular by the political relationship between minority and majority groups. As well as the political structure, economic, social, demographic and other factors are relevant; it is the former, however, which is generally decisive.

Culture: Whence, Whither and Why?

Abstract: What light can that branch of social theory known as cultural theory throw on the future of cultural minorities in the multicultural state? One would expect that a crucial contribution would be to our understanding of the nature, origins and development of culture in general, and the culture of minority groups in particular.