"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" : and other conversations about race Beverly Daniel Tatum

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tatum, Beverly Daniel, author, writer of epilogue.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Race identity.

White people--Race identity--United States.

African American children--Psychology.

African American youth--Psychology.

White people--United States--Psychology.

Race awareness in adolescence--United States.

United States--Race relations.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

xix, 294 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2003]

Summary:

With a discussion guide and a new epilogue by the author, this is the fifth anniversary edition of the bestselling work on the development of racial identity. Shares real-life examples and current research that support the author's recommendations for "straight talk" about racial identity, identifying practices that contribute to self-segregation in childhood group

Contents:

A definition of terms : Defining racism, "Can we talk?" ; The complexity of identity, "Who am I?"

Understanding blackness in a white context : The early years, "Is my skin brown because I drink chocolate milk?" ; Identity development in adolescence, "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" ; Racial identity in adulthood, "Still a work in progress ..."

Understanding whiteness in a white context : The development of white identity, "I'm not ethnic, I'm just normal" ; White identity and affirmative action, "I'm in favor of affirmative action except when it comes to my jobs"

Beyond black and white : Critical issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American identity development, "There's more than just black and white, you know" ; Identity development in multiracial families, "But don't the children suffer?"

Breaking the silence : Embracing a cross-racial dialogue, "We were struggling for the words"

Epilogue 2003: Continuing the conversation

Appendix: Getting started: a resource guide

Notes:

Originally published: New York : BasicBooks, ©1997. With new epilogue by the author

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-282) and index

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

0465083617

9780465083619

OCLC:

53013085

Publisher Number:

99809700783