Considering Cultural Difference, A Longman Topics Reader / Edition 1

by Pauline Uchmanowicz

Overview

Uchmanowicz presents a concise, thematic, student reader featuring multiethnic writing by contemporary American authors. The 33 selections explore ritual as evidenced in schooling and sports, representation as evidenced in the media and other forms of social visibility, and rights in the areas of language and the workplace, collectively demonstrating how race, class, gender, and nationality intersect and diverge in society and in writing. The text includes questions for discussion, writing assignments, and suggestions for further research. No subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900321115811
Publication date:	11/25/2003
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	Narration: Telling a Story
	How Reading Changed My Life	3
	Alford J. Mapp	9
	Pidgin Politics	14
	The Circuit	20
	Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl	28
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Turning Point	144
	The Paterson Public Library	161
	Living in Tongues	184
	The Foreman's Wallet	213
	Serving in Florida	215
	Description: Using the Senses
	Alford J. Mapp	9
	Trail Blazer	38
	The Last Shot	42
	The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America	49
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	Turning Point	144
	The Paterson Public Library	161
	Living in Tongues	184
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	The Foreman's Wallet	213
	Serving in Florida	215
	The Insiders	225
	Illustration: Explaining with Examples
	How Reading Changed My Life	3
	The Circuit	20
	The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid	31
	The Last Shot	42
	The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America	49
	Title IX: Political Football	60
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Press Watch	98
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	Queering the Vast Wasteland	117
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	Turning Point	144
	The Peters Projection World Map	154
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Mother Tongue	176
	Living in Tongues	184
	Should English Be the Law?	192
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	Serving in Florida	215
	The Insiders	225
	Process Analysis: Explaining Step-by-Step How Something Operates
	Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl	28
	The Last Shot	42
	The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America	49
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	Turning Point	144
	Should English Be the Law?	192
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	The Foreman's Wallet	213
	Serving in Florida	215
	Comparison and Contrast: Finding Similarities and Differences
	The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid	31
	Trail Blazer	38
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	Title IX: Political Football	60
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	The Peters Projection World Map	154
	The Paterson Public Library	161
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Mother Tongue	176
	Should English Be the Law?	192
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	Classification: Arranging by Category
	The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid	31
	The Last Shot	42
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	Press Watch	98
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	Queering the Vast Wasteland	117
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	The Peters Projection World Map	154
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Mother Tongue	176
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	Definition: Expressing the Nature of Something
	The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid	31
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	Title IX: Political Football	60
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Queering the Vast Wasteland	117
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	A "Hyphenated Perspective"	141
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Mother Tongue	176
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	Serving in Florida	215
	Cause and Effect: Determining Relationships
	The Circuit	20
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	Title IX: Political Football	60
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	I Want to Be Miss America	91
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	Queering the Vast Wasteland	117
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	A "Hyphenated Perspective"	141
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Mother Tongue	176
	Living in Tongues	184
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	The Foreman's Wallet	213
	Serving in Florida	215
	Profile: Closely Observing People
	Biography of an Armenian Schoolgirl	28
	The Next Ruling Class: Meet the Organization Kid	31
	Trail Blazer	38
	The Last Shot	42
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	The New Intellectuals	130
	Turning Point	144
	Mother Tongue	176
	White-Collar Man in a Blue-Collar World	209
	Serving in Florida	215
	The Insiders	225
	Argument: Making Logical Appeals
	How Reading Changed My Life	3
	The Best Pickup-Basketball Player in America	49
	Throwing Like a Guy: The Mystique of Innate Ability	55
	Title IX: Political Football	60
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	Press Watch	98
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	Queering the Vast Wasteland	117
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The New Intellectuals	130
	Students' Right to Their Own Language	167
	Should English Be the Law?	192
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	Expose: Revealing Controversy
	Alford J. Mapp	9
	The Circuit	20
	The Shame of Boxing	67
	Smoke Signals in Context	83
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack	123
	The Peters Projection World Map	154
	Affirmative Action and the Dilemma of the "Qualified"	199
	Serving in Florida	215
	The Insiders	225
	Humor and Satire: Making Ironic Appeals
	Huey Freeman: American Hero	102
	Blinded by the White: Crime, Race, and Denial at Columbine High	109
	Mother Tongue	176
	Serving in Florida	215
	The Insiders	225