Understanding Cultural Diversity in Today's Complex World
When Dr. Leo Parvis first started teaching cultural diversity at Dunwoody College over 3 years ago, he had to quickly pick a textbook to teach to his classes. After a few weeks, he was dissatisfied with the text, so he created a supplemental packet of information in order to provide students with a more complete educational experience. Then he started searching for a new textbook. After reviewing many diversity textbooks, he still wasn’t finding what he was looking for—a textbook that was a good balance of theory and relevant examples students could understand and relate to. So then he took on the long, arduous task of writing a text of his own. Two years later, his text was ready to publish. His book is full of examples from today’s pop culture, including poems, quotes, song lyrics and examples from TV shows and movies, providing examples students can easily relate to and remember.