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

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Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes group discussion guide

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"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"

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Beverly Daniel Tatum

and other conversations about race

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 groups

Part I -- A Definition of Terms; 1 -- Defining Racism; Racism: A System of Advantage Based on Race; Racism: For Whites Only?; The Cost of Racism; A Word About Language; 2 -- The Complexity of Identity; Who Am I? Multiple Identities; Domination and Subordination; Part II -- Understanding Blackness in a White Context; 3 -- The Early Years; Preschool Conversations; Blackness, Whiteness, and Painful History; A Question of Color; "It's That Stuff Again": Developing a Critical Consciousness4 -- Identity Development in AdolescenceUnderstanding Racial Identity Development; Coping with Encounters: Developing an Oppositional Identity; Oppositional Identity Development and Academic Achievement; The Search for Alternative Images; Not at the Table; An Alternative to the Cafeteria Table; 5 -- Racial Identity in Adulthood; Not for College Students Only; Cycles of Racial Identity Development; The Corporate Cafeteria; Part III -- Understanding Whiteness in a White Context; 6 -- The Development of White Identity; Abandoning Racism; "But I'm an Individual!"; Defining a Positive White IdentityThe Search for White Allies and the Restoration of Hope 7 -- White Identity and Affirmative Action; What Is Affirmative Action?; Aversive Racism and Affirmative Action; "Not a Prejudiced Bone in Their Bodies": A Case Example; Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Goal-Oriented Affirmative Action; White Disadvantage Revisited; Part IV -- Beyond Black and White; 8 -- Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American ... ; What Do We Mean When We Say "Latino"?; All in the Family: Familism in Latino Communities"Who Are You if You Don't Speak Spanish?" Language and Identity Among LatinosWhat Do We Mean When We Say "Indian"?; Surviving the Losses; "I" Is for Invisible: Contemporary Images of American Indians in the Curriculum; What Do We Mean When We Say "Asian"?; Beyond the Myth of the Model Minority; Finding a Voice; Racial Formation and Racial Identity; 9 -- Identity Development in Multiracial Families; The One-Drop Rule: Racial Categorization in the United States; "But Don't the Children Suffer?"; The Preschool Years; Entry into School; Adolescence: Making Choices; The College and Adult YearsIdentity in Adoptive Families Considered Part V -- Breaking the Silence; 10 -- Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue; The Paralysis of Fear; The Psychological Cost of Silence; Finding Courage for Social Change; Continuing the Conversation; Appendix -- Getting Started Resources for the Next Step