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Diversity and Pluralism - DP120231
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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED319280 AUTHOR: Woolbright, Cynthia, Ed.
TITLE: Valuing Diversity on Campus: A Multicultural
Approach. College Unions At Work Monograph Series Number
11.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1989
NOTE: 89 p.
AVAILABILITY: Association of College Unions-International,
400 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 ($28.00
members, $45.00 non-members).
ABSTRACT: The social isolation caused by differing cultural
backgrounds of minority students on college campuses
creates certain "points of tension" that reduce faculty
effectiveness and limit student vision. This monograph
attempts to provide a greater awareness and understanding
of these issues within the context of the role of college
unions and student activities. The first chapter provides
an overview for concepts of racism, diversity, and culture
and identifies the importance of institutions and power as
related to oppression. Chapters 2-5 identify four racial
ethnic group classifications, including Blacks, Hispanics,
Asian-Americans, and Native Americans, and supplies
historical background information for each group. Chapters
6 and 7 identify gay and lesbian and religious issues as
considerations in diversity. Chapter 8 describes a four
stage model for multicultural education and awareness based
on developmental sequence for achieving a multicultural
consciousness. The final chapter summarizes authors'
comments and conclusions. References accompany each
chapter.
(GLR)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Cultural-Differences; Cultural-Isolation;
Cultural-Pluralism; Higher-Education; Homosexuality-;
Institutional-Role; Models-; Racial-Bias;
Religious-Cultural Groups
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Campuses-; *Cultural-Awareness; *Minority
Groups; *Multicultural-Education; *Social-Integration
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