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The Future of White Men and Other Diversity Dilemmas.

This refreshing handbook--equally useful in the boardroom, the classroom, and the living room--captures insightful lessons from personal encounters with diversity. Award-winning author Dr. Joan Lester is a talented storyteller. Her generous voice sheds keen insight, humor and practical advise on the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lester, Joan Steinau (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Open Road Distribution 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Praise for The Future of White Men and Other Diversity Dilemmas; Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Introduction; Part One: Who Gets a Seat?; Who Gets a Seat at the Table?; Blacks versus Gays; What Is the Place of White Men at the Diversity Table?; Is Coalition Possible?; The People with the B's on Their Foreheads; Guilty? Not to Worry; Does Diversity Mean We All Go Our Separate Ways?; Part Two: The Old Images; Women and Machinery; Leona, the Wicked (Jewish) Witch; Who's Looting Whom?; Age Spots, Wrinkles, and Laugh Lines; Who Is Family?
  • Women in Politics: Steel Minds or Empty Heads?Mother's Day: Hearts, Flowers, and International Politics; Gays, Where Did They Go? (That's Research); Passing: One Way of Escape; Part Three: Now What Do I Say?; What's in a Word?; What's in a Name?; Our Own Names; Part Four: Now What Do I Do?; Doing the Right Thing; Being an Ally: To Others; Being an Ally: To Ourselves; Checking Out the Chairs at the Table; Who Is a "Good Fit"?; The Menu; Part Five: Top Ten Plus Two-Questions About Diversity; What About Jokes?; When Do I Name Race?; Why Do Groups Keep Changing Their Names?
  • What If We Can't Find Any "Qualified" Minorities and Women?What About "Reverse Discrimination?"; Why Are There No "Special Programs" for Whites?; Aren't Stereotypes Based on Grains of Truth?; Why Do All the Blacks Sit Together in the Cafeteria?; Should I Help a Blind Person Cross the Street?; What About Christmas?; The Confederate Flag: What Do We Do About History?; Who Are We Going to Include Next in Diversity?; Part Six: Diversity, Why Bother?; Standards: Aren't They Rising?; Variety is the Spice of Life; Viva la Diferencia!; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page