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Contentious curricula : Afrocentrism and creationism in American public schools /

This book compares two challenges made to American public school curricula in the 1980s and 1990s. It identifies striking similarities between proponents of Afrocentrism and creationism, accounts for their differential outcomes, and draws important conclusions for the study of culture, organizations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Binder, Amy J., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002.
Colección:Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book compares two challenges made to American public school curricula in the 1980s and 1990s. It identifies striking similarities between proponents of Afrocentrism and creationism, accounts for their differential outcomes, and draws important conclusions for the study of culture, organizations, and social movements. Amy Binder gives a brief history of both movements and then describes how their challenges played out in seven school districts. Despite their very different constituencies--inner-city African American cultural essentialists and predominately white suburban Christian conservat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 307 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-295) and index.
ISBN:9781400825455
1400825458
069111790X
9780691117904
9780691091808
0691091803