The First R
Subtitle: How Children Learn Race and Racism
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Rowman & Littlefield
Published: April 25, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780847688616
Subjects: Children; Education; Racism & racial discrimination; Racism; General; Social Science; Sociology; Discrimination & Racism; Minority Studies - Race Relations; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects; Family & Relationships / Parenting; Child Development; Child psychology; Prejudices in children; Social interaction in children
Description: "Writers since Piaget have questioned when and how children assimilate racist attitudes - or simply become aware of racial differences. This book offers evidence that the answers may be more surprising than we ever imagined.".

"The rich accounts of children's behavior around race are drawn from Van Ausdale's ethnographies, conducted in several multiethnic day care centers. When she persistently divested herself of any authoritative role, children as young as three years gradually revealed to her a surprising array of racial attitudes, assumptions, and behaviors - most of which they normally withhold from parents and adult companions.

The careful ethnographic analysis, conducted over many months, led the authors to question many of our long-held assumptions about the nature of race and racial learning in American society." "The stories of the children are compelling, often endearing, and unforgettable. They will change the way parents, teachers, and other educators understand the world as seen by children."--BOOK JACKET.