Teaching about Culture Ethnicity and Diversity

Engaging and sophisticated Teaching About Culture Ethnicity & Diversity is a book of easy-to-use classroom and training exercises that are intended for use in teaching about culture ethnicity and diversity. Editor Theodore M. Singelis offers tools for teachers and trainers who strive to increase understanding of and communication between ethnic and racial groups. This pragmatic volume is arranged so that users may easily draw on activities to involve students and bring abstract concepts into the realm of the students′ own experiences. Although there are common themes that run through the book each exercise is presented as a self-contained unit with clear instructions handouts discussion suggestions and a concise explanation of the research-based concept that is illuminated by the activity. The first section contains exercises that vary in focus and includes topics such as ethnography time and disability. The second section focuses on culture and behavior while the third centers on identity stereotypes and personal perception. Finally the book concludes with exercises that highlight the cultural construction of reality. A practical tool for both teachers and trainers Teaching About Culture Ethnicity and Diversity will be invaluable in the fields of clinical/counseling psychology social psychology cross-cultural psychology business management communication ethnic studies and cultural studies.