"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?"
And Other Conversations About Race
New York : Basic Books, [2003]
Format: Book
Description: xix, 294 pages ; 21 cm
With a discussion guide and a new Epilogue by the author, this is the fifth anniversary edition of the bestselling work on the development of racial identity. Shares real-life examples and current research that support the author's recommendations for "straight talk" about racial identity, identifying practices that contribute to self-segregation in childhood groups.
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.
Subjects:
African Americans -- Race identity.
White people -- Race identity -- United States.
African American children -- Psychology.
African American youth -- Psychology.
White people -- United States -- Psychology.
Race awareness in adolescence -- United States.
African Americans -- Psychology.
Race relations.
Ethnische Beziehung.
Ethnische Identität.
Psychologie.
Schwarze.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Psychologie.
Rassenbeziehung.
Rassische Identität.
United States -- Race relations.
United States.
USA.
Schwarze.
USA.
African Americans -- Race identity.
White people -- Race identity -- United States.
African American children -- Psychology.
African American youth -- Psychology.
White people -- United States -- Psychology.
Race awareness in adolescence -- United States.
African Americans -- Psychology.
Race relations.
Ethnische Beziehung.
Ethnische Identität.
Psychologie.
Schwarze.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Psychologie.
Rassenbeziehung.
Rassische Identität.
United States -- Race relations.
United States.
USA.
Schwarze.
USA.
ISBN:
0465083617
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Race Tat | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/1/2024) |
SOCIAL SCI Race Tat | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/25/2024) |
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Originally published: New York : BasicBooks, ©1997. With new epilogue by the author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.