Readings for Diversity and Social Justice

Maurianne Adams, Warren J. Blumenfeld, Rosie Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters, Ximena Zuniga

Psychology Press, 2000 - Education - 521 pages

For nearly 20 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, religious oppression, classism, ableism, youth and elder oppression, as well as an integrative section dedicated to sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fourth edition have been carefully chosen to keep topic coverage timely and readings accessible and engaging for students. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the interconnections among oppressions in everyday life. A Table of Intersections leads you to selections not in the section dedicated to an issue. Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding its coverage, this new edition features over 40 new selections considering current topics and events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, workplace immigration raids, gentrification, wealth inequality, the disability rights of prisoners and inmates, and the Keystone XL pipeline protests. It presents a holistic approach to sexism, gay, lesbian, trans and gender-queer oppression that challenges widely-held assumptions about the usual practice of separating analyses of sex and gender binaries, as well as a more optimistic focus on the role of social justice at all levels of society, whether personal, institutional local, or global, and the intersections among them.

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The book is very subjective. It only has on side of the story. Several concepts are erroneous. This is the textbook used in one of my Psychology classes and it is not a Psychology book. What a waste of money and time.

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I have used this textbook in classes for over 19 years, and my students, of all races, genders, nationalities and class backgrounds have found it extremely helpful.

Contents

• Conceptual Frameworks: 5
• The Cycle of Socialization: 16
• Individual Institutional: 31
• Wildman with Adrienne D Davis: 50
• Racism: 61
• Sharing the Pie The Sinking Majority: 73
• Can We Talk??: 79
• Antiblack: 83
• Seeing More than Black and White: 93
• How Meatpacking Is Creating: 99
• In Honor of My Ancestors: 110
• An Asian Lesbians Struggle: 118
• Moving Beyond White Guilt: 127
• Antisemitism: 133
• The Massacre of the Jews: 135
• The Christian Heritage: 144
• Maps: 150
• David S Wyman: 163
• Including Jews in Multiculturalism: 169
• On BlackJewish Relations: 177
• Short Black Hair: 185
• Jews Building Bridges: 191
• Sexism: 199
• Fear Shame and Silence: 213
• Which Outlaws? Or Who Was That Masked Man?: 220
• The Conundrum of Difference: 228
• A Movement to End Sexist Oppression: 238
• The Rape of Mr Smith: 246
• Pornography and Mens Consciousness: 247
• Adopting the Principle of ProFeminism: 254
• Heterosexism: 261
• How Homophobia Hurts Everyone: 267
• Biphobia: 276
• Homophobia in Black Communities: 283
• What Does the Bible Say about Homosexuality?: 290
• Personal Voices: 296
• The Men with the Pink Triangles: 302
• International Bill of Gender Rights: 309
• Ableism: 319
• Social Interaction Discrimination and Activism: 330
• A Separate and Unequal Education for Minorities: 340
• Time and Space: 352
• Recovering Our Sense of Value after Being Labeled Mentally Ill: 359
• Next Steps and Action: 367
• Computers and Disability: 373
• Classism: 379
• Who Owns How Much?: 391
• Tired of Playing Monopoly?: 397
• Racism or Solidarity? Unions and Asian Immigrant Workers: 407
• Why Are Droves of Unqualified Unprepared Kids: 418
• So How Did I Get Here?: 425
• Next Steps and Action: 432
• Working for Social Justice Visions and Strategies for Change: 447
• Race Class and Gender as Categories: 457
• The Cycle of Liberation: 463
• Developing a Liberatory Consciousness: 470
• Allies: 475
• Next Steps and Action: 483
• Building Successful Multicultural: 494
• Thematic Table of Contents: 507
• Permission Acknowledgments: 514
• About the Editors: 520

About the author

Maurianne Adams is Chair of the Social Justice in Education Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her previous works include Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (Routledge 1997) and Strangers and Neighbors (1999).
Warren J. Blumenfeld's previous works include Homophobia: How We All Pay the Price (1992) and Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life (1993). National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education, US
Ximena Zúņiga is Lecturer in the Social Justice Education Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and co-editor of Multicultural Teaching in the University (1995).
Rosie Castaņeda, Heather W. Hackman, and Madeline L. Peters are all at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Readings for Diversity and Social Justice
• Editors: Maurianne Adams, Warren J. Blumenfeld, Rosie Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters, Ximena Zuniga
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2000
• ISBN: 0415926343, 9780415926348
• Length: 521 pages
• Subjects: Education / Special Education / General; Social Science / Women's Studies