"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" : and other conversations about race / Beverly Daniel Tatum.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0465083617
- ISBN: 9780465083619
- Physical Description: xix, 294 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: New York : BasicBooks, c1997. With new epilogue by the author. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1400L Lexile |
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Summary:
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.
