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Prejudice pervades our society in many guises, from pejorative remarks to acts of violence. Communicating Prejudice explores the many dimensions of prejudice. It presents a new and integrative conceptual model of prejudice, the layered perspective of cultural intolerance, and uses this model to analyze the communication of prejudice in a variety of spheres such as racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, and classism. Drawing on multidisciplinary perspectives, the first two chapters present the model and theoretical foundation for the book, and subsequent chapters deal with specific foci of prejudice, including personal prejudice and prejudice in relationships, organizations, and the media. Included is a series of personal narratives to illustrate specific types and instances of prejudice. This book will be useful as a supplementary text in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses examining issues of race, gender, and ethnicity.
Educational Interventions: The Lions Roar
Educational Interventions: The Lions Roar
If a solution were known to reduce prejudice in higher education, then well meaning and powerful agents of change would have implemented it long ago. Although all the effective multicultural course requirements, policies, practices, and daily efforts carried out by the many fine educators throughout the country are crucial and significant, they are not, I believe, permanent or comprehensive solutions. Rather, they are substantial pieces to a pervasive puzzle. The glue or interlocking notches might well be the qualities of openness, fearlessness, and perseverance found in those making the efforts.
This chapter focuses on the agents of change. I interviewed 13 professional colleagues whom I dearly respect. Working for equity and excellence in education is their highest ...
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