On being different
Subtitle: diversity and multiculturalism in the North American mainstream
By: Conrad Kottak, Kathryn A. Kozaitis
Contributors: Kozaitis, Kathryn A.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780078117015
Subjects: Race relations; EDUCATION / Multicultural Education; Ethnology; Minorities; Social structure; Social conditions; Multiculturalism; Ethnicity
Description: "On Being Different provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary account of diversity and multiculturalism in the United States and Canada. Kottak (recent inductee to The National Academ of Scineces) and Kozaitis clarify essential issues, themes, and topics in the study of diversity, including ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. The book also presents an original theory of multiculturalism, showing how human agency and culture work to organize and change society. The authors use rich and varied ethnographic examples, from North America and abroad, to help students apply the material to their own lives, and thus gain a better understanding of diversity and multiculturalism"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction2. Culture3. Globalization and Identity4. The Multicultural Society5. Ethnicity6. Religion7. Race: Its Biological Dimensions8. Race: Its Social Construction9. Gender10. Sexual Orientation11. Age and Generation12. Bodies, Fitness, and Health13. Class14. Places and Spaces15. Linguistic Diversity16. Families17. Conclusion .