Name: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Race and Ethnicity By Richard C. Monk
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Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Race and Ethnicity by Richard C. Monk

This debate style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in race and ethnicity. The readings discuss issues such as social identities and cultural conflict; immigration, segregation and leadership; affirmative action and legal issues; and new policies. This updated edition remains a beneficial tool to encourage critical thinking on important issues concerning racial and ethnic minorities. "Taking Sides" additional support can be found at our student Web site Dushkin Online.

Part 1. Thinking About and Researching Minorities. Issue 1. Should Outsider and Insider Researchers Be Expected to Get Similar Findings? Issue 2. Are Blacks "Natural Born" Athletes? Issues 3. Do Industrialization and Capitalism Cause Racial and Ethnic Inequalities? Issue 4. Have Scholars Ignored the Willing Participation of Germans in Killing Jews During the Holocaust? Part 2. Constructing Social Identities and Cultural Conflict. Issue 5. Do the Identities of Blacks Lie in Africa? Issue 6. Are Hispanics Making Significant Progress? Issue 7. Do Cultural Differences Between Home and School Explain the High Dropout Rates for American Indian Students? Issue 8. Does Rap Music Contribute to Violent Crime? Issue 9. Does Bilingual Education Harm Hispanic and Other Children? Issue 10. Are Arabs and Other Muslims Portrayed Unfairly in American Films? Part 3. Immigration, Racism and Leadership. Issue 11. Is Racial Segregation Necessarily Bad? Issue 12. Is Immigration a Problem in the United States? Issue 13. Does Environmental Racism Exist? Issue 14. Are Black Leaders Part of the Problem? Part 4. Negotiating Social Justice and Hierarchies. Issue 15. Should Standardized Tests Be Eliminated From Applicant Processes? Issue 16. Should Inner-City Blacks and Hispanics Be Relocated? Issue 17. Should Race Be a Consideration in College Admissions? Part 5. Future Policies and Global Issues. Issue 18. Are Reparations a Good Idea? Issue 19. Is Israel the Aggressor in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Issue 20. Are African Leaders Misguided in Their Fight Against AIDS? Issue 21. Is the Drug War Harming Blacks?

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9780072430851

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0072430850

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Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Race and Ethnicity by Richard C. Monk

Author

Richard C. Monk

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Taking Sides

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Used - Good

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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

2001-09-01

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