Human Diversity - Softcover

Schwartz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072428317 ISBN 13: 9780072428315

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2000

Synopsis

A textbook for college diversity courses, this book offers an overview of the wide diversity in our society, with a focus on fair treatment and respect for all people. Interacting comfortably with diverse individuals, in the community and work place, is emphasized. Topics include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, health, communication, social status, behavior, personality, physical ability, and sensory ability. Each chapter includes sample test questions and both individual and group exercises.

About this title

From the Author:

Learn more about our diverse world.

This is a text for anyone interested in exploring human differences. It offers an overview of the wide diversity in our society, with a focus on fair treatment and respect for all people. Readers are motivated to increase their comfort level around people who are different. Topics include diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, health, communication, social status, behavior, personality, physical ability, and sensory ability. There are also chapters on the laws of human diversity, societal perspectives, educational perspectives, and family perspectives. Each chapter also includes both individual and group exercises.

About the Author:

Stuart B. Schwartz is the George Burton Adams Professor of History and chair of the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University. His many books include "All Can Be Saved: Religious Tolerance and Salvation in the Iberian Atlantic World."

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072428317
• ISBN 13: 9780072428315
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 736