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The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination [Four Volumes]
Foreword by Joseph E. Trimble
Praeger Perspectives
Book Code: C8234
ISBN: 0-275-98234-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98234-8
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $329.95 (UK Sterling Price: £185.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Awards:
  • CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, 2005
Reviews:
  • This four-volume set provides a comprehensive examination of the human tendency to succumb to biased, negative notions about others who are "different." Operating in the face of antidiscrimination legislation (which is often poorly enforced anyway), prejudice and discrimination can take on forms both overt and covert, and Chin encompasses both throughout....The set is marked by a mix of scholarly analysis and personal anecdote, a format that is its distinguishing strength. Essential. All collections; all levels.
    —Choice
    September 2005
  • What makes this impressive four-volume series an outstanding contribution to the literature is the scope and variety of topics included....Here is a must-have for the bookshelf of scholars, teachers, students, and readers whose work requires a better understanding of prejudice, discrimination, multiculturalism, diversity, and a host of topics related to social injustices and oppression. This is a much-needed addition to the reference section of all libraries.
    —Multicultural Review
    Fall 2005
Description: Long after the end of the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, desegregation in the schools, the abolition of anti-Asian legislation and the Women's Movement, the pernicious effects of prejudice and discrimination in U.S. society are still evident. Despite efforts to eradicate the injustice against people based on race, ethnicity, gender, disability, or other elements, prejudice and discrimination remain. In most cases, the display is more covert than in years past. Today the United States is embroiled in battles regarding Gay rights. Bias and disparities in services, opportunities, and practices affect quality of life, health, and mental health for all peoples. In these volumes focused on the psychology at issue, experts from across the nation and in different fields examine the state of prejudice and discrimination in America today, and each offers practical direction that can be taken by individuals, communities, and officials to create a more just society. Each chapter offers a "toolbox" of information on how to cope, how to keep oneself whole, how to seek validation of identity, how to raise children to dispel unfair images and perceptions, and how to work for societal change.
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LC Card Number: 2004042289
LCC Class: BF575
Dewey Class: 303
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