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

Kottak, Conrad; Kozaitis, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0078117011 ISBN 13: 9780078117015

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2011

Synopsis

Understanding of cultural diversity is essential to a healthy multicultural society. Fundamental to this book's approach is the belief that a comparative, cross-cultural view of human differences and similarities enhances understanding of diversity and multiculturalism within contemporary North America.

On Being Different provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary account of diversity and multiculturalism in the United States and Canada. Conrad Kottak and Kathryn Kozaitis clarify essential issues, themes, and topics in the study of diversity, including ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. The book also presents an original theory of multiculturalism, showing how human agency and culture work to organize and change society.

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[ On Being Different: Diversity and Multiculturalism in the North American Mainstream (Revised) By ( Author ) Jun-2011 Paperback

From the Publisher:

Boxes at the beginning of each chapter are intended to inspire critical thinking, and give students a chance to reflect on aspects of their own life, their multicultural society, and today's world. Some boxes examine current events or debates. Others are personal accounts, which add feeling to the subject matter.
A glossary defining terms boldfaced in each chapter is found at the end of the book, along with a bibliography of references cited.
This text takes a truly cross-cultural perspective using examples from cultures outside North America, not just different "cultures" within the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0078117011
• ISBN 13: 9780078117015
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 384