Understanding Human Differences: Multicultural Education for a Diverse America / Edition 6

by Kent Koppelman

Overview

Understanding Human Differences takes a clear, engaging look at issues in American society in the 21st century, focusing on the interactions and intersections between the individual and institutions. Grounded in research, the text uses a question-and-answer format to bring the topics and issues to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780135196731
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	01/22/2019
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

About our author

Kent L. Koppelman is the author and editor of several books in the field of multicultural issues and diversity, among them Values in the Key of Life (Baywood Publishing, 2000), a book of essays on diversity and moral issues, Understanding Human Differences (Pearson, 2020) and The Great Diversity Debate (Teachers College Press, 2012). Dr. Koppelman is professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding Ourselves and Others: Clarifying Values and Language
2. Understanding Prejudice and Its Causes
3. Communication, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
4. Immigration and Oppression: The Assault on Cultural and Language Diversity
5. Race and Oppression: The Experiences of People of Color
6. Religion and Oppression: The Struggle for Religious Freedom
7. Rejecting Oppressive Relationships: The Logic of Cultural Pluralism for a Diverse Society
8. Racism: Confronting a Legacy of White Domination in America
9. Classism: Misperceptions and Myths About Income, Wealth, and Poverty
10. Sexism: Where the Personal Becomes Political
11. Heterosexism: Challenging the Heterosexism Assumption
12. Ableism: Disability Does Not Mean Inability
13. Pluralism in Schools: The Promise of Multicultural Education
14. Pluralism in Society: Creating Unity in a Diverse America