Teaching about culture, ethnicity & diversity [[electronic resource] ] : exercises and planned activities / / editor, Theodore M. Singelis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910478947803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1998
• ISBN: 1-4522-3407-8; 1-4522-6377-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SingelisTheodore M
• Disciplina: 305.80071; 306.071
• Soggetti: Culture - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs; Ethnicity - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs; Multiculturalism - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs; Intercultural communication - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs; Stereotypes (Social psychology) - Study and teaching (Higher) - Activity programs; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I; Chapter 1 - Beyond the Melting Pot: A Values Clarification Exercise for Teachers and Human Service Professionals; Chapter 2 - The Transferability of Knowledge; Chapter 3 - Adventures in Cyberspace: A Cross-Cultural Scavenger Hunt; Chapter 4 - Grocery Store Ethnography; Chapter 5 - Measuring the Silent Language of Time; Chapter 6 - Perspective Shifting on Wheels; Chapter 7 - Multicultural Literacy Assignment; Chapter 8 - The Intercultural Interview; PART II; Chapter 9 - The Distribution of Rewards; Chapter 10 - Who Should Be Hired?; Chapter 11 - Applying Berry and Kim's Acculturative Framework to Documentaries on Culture ContactChapter 12 - Attribution Across Cultures: One's Effort is Another's Ability!; Chapter 13 - Conversational Constraints as a Tool for Understanding Communication Styles; Chapter 14 - Negotiating Across Cultural Boundaries: Implications of ; Individualism-Collectivism and Cases for Application; Chapter 15 - Behavioral Patterns of Horizontal and Vertical Individualism and Collectivism; Chapter 16 - The Barnyard; PART III; Chapter 17 - Multidimensional Identification; Chapter 18 - Asian Americans and the Model Minority MythChapter 19 - Creating Nationalisms; Chapter 20 - Ethnic Identity Development; Chapter 21 - Accuracy of Interpersonal Perception; Chapter 22 - The Wheel of Influence: A Training Exercise in Client-Centered Multiculturalism; Chapter 23 - Beyond Political Correctness; PART IV; Chapter 24 - Cognitive Site Mapping: Placing Yourself in (Con)Text; Chapter 25 - Color My World; Chapter 26 - Multicultural Expressions of Religious Symbols; Chapter 27 - Does the Squeaky Wheel Get the Grease? Understanding Direct and Indirect Communication; Chapter 28 - Are Emotional Expressions Universal or Culture Specific?Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Each of these exercises is a self-contained unit with clear instructions, handouts, discussion suggestions and a concise explanation of the research-base for each activity. They are designed as effective classroom learning tools.