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Book

"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" : and other conversations about race

Call Number

  • 305.896 T221 2003 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : BasicBooks, c2003.

Physical Description

xix, 294 p. ; 21 cm.

Notes

"With a new epilogue by the author"--Cover.

"Featuring a group discuss guide"--Cover.

Contents

  • A definition of terms. Defining racism, "Can we talk?"
  • The complexity of identity, "Who am I?"
  • Understanding blackness in a white context. The early years, "Is my skin brown because I drink chocolate milk?"
  • Identity development in adolescence, "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"
  • Racial identity in adulthood, "Still a work in progress ..."
  • Understanding whiteness in a white context. The development of white identity, "I'm not ethnic, I'm just normal"
  • White identity and affirmative action, "I'm in favor of affirmative action except when it comes to my jobs"
  • Beyond black and white. Critical issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American identity development, "There's more than just black and white, you know"
  • Identity development in multiracial families, "But don't the children suffer?"
  • Breaking the silence. Embracing a cross-racial dialogue, "We were struggling for the words"
  • Epilogue 2003: Continuing the conversation
  • Appendix. Getting started: a resource guide
  • Reader discussion guide.

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