Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and IdentityPosted in Anthologies, Books, Media Archive, Social Work, United States on 2015-06-09 15:19Z by Steven |
Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
NASW Press
2015
224 pages
ISBN: 978-0-87101-460-3
Edited by:
In the past 30 years, the United States has undergone an unprecedented and accelerated growth in the diversity of its population. These changes affect all elements of our society, underscoring the need for an informed and knowledgeable public that can understand, respect, and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds. Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity discusses the relationship between race, ethnicity, sense of self and the development of individual and group identity. It further explores the question of who we are and who we are becoming from the perspective of our multicultural, multilingual, and globally interconnected world. This book offers readers the opportunity to examine the importance of ecological and environmental factors in defining how we experience our lives and the world around us.
The authors introduce and review numerous frameworks and models for understanding racial and ethnic identity development. Each chapter reviews the social, economic, and political processes related to building and preserving racial and ethnic identities and perceptions of self. Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity is a great resource for all social workers.
Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Elsie Achugbue
- Chapter 1: Identity, Self, and Individualism in a Multicultural Perspective / Alan Roland
- Chapter 2: African American Identity and Its Social Context / Lee Jenkins
- Chapter 3: Children of Undocumented Immigrants: Imperiled Developmental Trajectories / Luis H. Zayas and Mollie Bradlee
- Chapter 4: Racial and Ethnic Identities of Asian Americans: Understanding Unique and Common Experiences / Greg M. Kim-Ju and Phillip D. Akutsu
- Chapter 5: Indigenous Peoples and Identity in the 21st Century: Remembering, Reclaiming, and Regenerating / Sandy Grande, Timothy San Pedro, and Sweeney Windchief
- Chapter 6: White Racial Identity Development: Looking Back and Considering What Is Ahead / Lisa B. Spanierman
- Chapter 7: Growing Up Multiracial in the United States / Robin Lin Miller and NiCole T. Buchanan
- Chapter 8: What It Means to Be American / Jennie Park-Taylor, Joshua Henderson, and Michael Stoyer
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Index