On Being Different: Diversity and Multiculturalism in the North American Mainstream

Resource Added For The Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 Courses. 1. Introduction : American Culture And Cultures ; Studying Diversity And Multiculturalism -- 2. Culture : Culture And Its Aspects ; Unifying Factors In Contemporary North American Culture ; American Pop Culture ; Mechanisms Of Cultural Change ; The Uses Of Culture -- 3. Globalization And Identity : Globalization And Identity Politics ; Multilocality And The Media ; Civil Society, Ngos, And Rights Movements ; Indigenous Peoples ; Diasporas And Postmodernity ; Agency -- 4. The Multicultural Society : The Power Of Culture ; Conceptualizing Cultural Diversity ; Theory Of Multiculturalism ; Multiculturalism: The Master Movement -- 5. Ethnicity : Ethnicity And Social Statuses ; Ethnic Groups, Nations, And Nationalities ; Ethnic Tolerance And Accommodation ; Roots Of Ethnic Conflict -- 6. Religion : Church And State ; Religion And Solidarity ; Religious Diversity ; Religion And Change -- 7. Race: Its Social Construction -- Race And Racism ; Race, Ethnicity, And Culture ; The Cultural Construction Of Race -- 8. Race: Its Biological Dimensions : Race: A Discredited Concept In Biology ; Explanatory Approaches To Human Biological Diversity ; The Case For Cultural Versus Biological Determination Of Physical Attractiveness And Sports Abilities ; The Case For Cultural Versus Biological Determination Of Intelligence -- 9. Gender : Sex And Gender ; Recurrent Gender Patterns ; Gender Roles, Gender Stratification, And The Economy ; Gender And Industrialism -- 10. Sexual Orientation : The Nature And Culture Of Sexual Orientation ; Changing Patterns And Views Of Sexual Orientation ; Varieties Of Human Sexuality ; The Social Construction Of Sexual Orientation ; The Political Organization Of Sexual Orientation. 11. Age And Generation : Ages And Cohorts ; The Generation Gap ; An Aging Population ; The Aging Process ; Intergenerational Conflict ; The Social Construction Of Childhood ; The Politics Of Age And Aging -- 12. Bodies, Fitness, And Health : Culture And The Body ; Well And Sick Bodies ; People With Disabilities ; Mental Health ; Diversity In Sickness And In Health -- 13. Class : Class In America ; Forms Of Socioeconomic Stratification ; Domination, Hegemony, And Resistance ; Class And Values Across Cultures ; Diversity Within Social Categories -- 14. Places And Spaces : Regional Diversity ; Geographic Mobility ; Cyberspace ; Cities And Urbanites ; The Income Gap, By State ; The American Periphery -- 15. Linguistic Diversity : Linguistic Relativism ; Sociolinguistics: The Study Of Linguistic Diversity ; Linguistic Diversity And Inequality -- 16. Families : Changing North American Families ; All Sorts Of Families ; Family And Work ; Media And The Family ; The Cult Of Childhood Success ; Kinship And Class ; Family Diversity -- 17. Conclusion : Human Diversity, Culture, And Multiculturalism ; Using Culture To Build Humanity ; From Civil Rights To Human Rights ; Human Agency As A Prime Mover Of Social Reform -- Glossary. Conrad Phillip Kottak, Kathryn A. Kozaitis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.