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Understanding diversity : an introduction /

by Pincus, Fred L [author. ]; Ellis, Bryan R [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc, 2021Edition: 3rd ed.Description: iii, 247 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781626379534.Subject(s): Cultural pluralism -- United States | Minorities -- United States | Prejudices -- United States | United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Contents:
1. What is diversity? -- 2. The language of diversity -- 3. Class: the 1 percent vs. the 99 percent -- 4. Race, ethnicity, and discrimination -- 5. Immigration: borders and bridges -- 6. Men and women: why feminism still matters -- 7. Sexual orientation and gender diversity -- 8. Disability: how society handicaps people -- 9. Striving for change: activism and social movements.
Summary: "A thorough, accessible introduction to the issues and controversies surrounding concepts of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability"-- Provided by publisher.
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Revised edition of Understanding diversity, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index.

1. What is diversity? -- 2. The language of diversity -- 3. Class: the 1 percent vs. the 99 percent -- 4. Race, ethnicity, and discrimination -- 5. Immigration: borders and bridges -- 6. Men and women: why feminism still matters -- 7. Sexual orientation and gender diversity -- 8. Disability: how society handicaps people -- 9. Striving for change: activism and social movements.

"A thorough, accessible introduction to the issues and controversies surrounding concepts of class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability"-- Provided by publisher.


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