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"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" : and other conversations about race
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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 ...
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.
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- Creator
- Beverly Daniel Tatum
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- English
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- New York : Basic Books, [2003]
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- xix, 294 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 0465083617, 9780465003969, 0465060684, 1282748521, 1541617215, 9786612748523, 9780465083619
- OCLC
- ocm53013085
- Originally published: New York : BasicBooks, c1997. With new epilogue by the author.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index.
- 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: resources for the next step
- 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
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.
- Black or African American -- psychology.
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- White People -- psychology -- United States.
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- Adolescent.
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- Psychology, Adolescent.
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- Race Relations -- United States.
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- Social Identification -- United States.
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- United States -- Race relations.