Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? : and other conversations about race

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Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria? : and other conversations about race

Title remainder

and other conversations about race

Statement of responsibility

Beverly Daniel Tatum

Creator

• trueTatum, Beverly Daniel

Author

• trueTatum, Beverly Daniel

Subject

• trueAfrican American children
• trueAfrican American children -- Psychology
• African American children -- Psychology
• trueAfrican American teenagers
• African American youth -- Psychology
• African American youth -- Psychology
• trueAfrican Americans
• trueAfrican Americans -- Race identity
• African Americans -- Race identity
• trueCommunication
• trueCommunication -- Social aspects
• Communication -- Social aspects
• trueCommunication -- Social aspects -- United States
• Communication and culture
• trueCommunication and culture -- United States
• trueIdentity (Psychology)
• Intercultural communication
• trueIntercultural communication
• Intercultural communication -- United States
• trueRace awareness
• Race awareness in adolescence
• Race awareness in adolescence -- United States
• Race relations
• trueRace relations
• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies | African American Studies
• United States
• trueUnited States -- Race relations
• trueWhiteness (Concept)
• Whites -- Psychology
• Whites -- Race identity
• Whites -- Race identity -- United States
• Whites -- United States -- Psychology

Language

eng

Summary

"Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together--the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and corporate cafeterias. What is going on here? Is this self-segregation a problem we should try to fix, or a coping strategy we should support? How can we get past our reluctance to talk about racial issues to even discuss it? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, asserts that we do not know how to talk about our racial differences: Whites are afraid of using the wrong words and being perceived as "racist" while parents of color are afraid of exposing their children to painful racial realities too soon. Using real-life examples and the latest research, Tatum presents strong evidence that straight talk about our racial identities-whatever they may be-is essential if we are serious about facilitating communication across racial and ethnic divides. This remarkable book, infused with great wisdom and humanity, has already helped hundreds of thousands of readers figure out where to start. These topics have only become more urgent in recent years, as the national conversation about race has become increasingly acrimonious-and sometimes violent. This fully revised and updated edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand-and perhaps someday fix-the problem of segregation in America"--

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• trueIssue-oriented

Tone

• trueThought-provoking

Writing style

• trueAccessible

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Provided by publisher

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DLC

Dewey number

305.800973

Index

index present

Intended audience

1400L

Intended audience source

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Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography