Diversity Consciousness : Opening Our Minds To People, Cultures, And Opportunities - 2nd edition

Summary: For courses in Success/Orientation, Race and Ethnic Relations, Cultural Diversity in the Workplace (Business Management), Interpersonal Human Relations, Sociology, and Allied Health/Human Services; also for teacher-training education courses, and staff/professional development workshops.

This empowering study on human diversity helps students develop the ability to understand, respect, and value diversity--and demonstrates how opening one's mind to the vie ...show morews of other peoples and cultures is central for a quality education and successful career. Personalizing the learning experience by integrating a variety of real-life student experiences and perspectives, it discusses topics in a style that promotes self-reflection and dialogue that is inclusive and not condescending. Complete with self-reflective journal questions, case studies, and interactive exercises, it discusses diversity and workplace issues--such as teamwork, conflict management, leadership, racism, prejudice, and communication; and zeroes in on the relationship between an employee's success and his/her ability to develop flexible thinking to positively and effectively deal with a variety of diversity issues.

Features

• NEW--Chapter-end running case studies--Follows three individuals throughout the book.
  • Requires students to asses each specific case, and familiarizes them with complex issues and situations involving diversity.
• NEW--Expanded content throughout--Covers diversity education; globalization; cross-cultural leadership; the Internet; and U.S. population trends and their implications.
  • Provides students and instructors with detailed coverage of many new topics, and of the subject as a whole.
• NEW--Updated data throughout--Includes the latest statistical data from Census 2000, and integration of the events of 9/11.
  • Helps students explore a wide range of emerging issues and underscores the growing importance and relevance of diversity consciousness.
• NEW--Diversity Links.
  • Supplies students with a number of excellent Web sites, and short descriptions of the information available.
• NEW--Instructor's manual.
  • Provides instructor with tools for a rich classroom experience.
• Includes a foreword by Franklin Raines--CEO of Fannie Mae, and the first African-American to head a Fortune 50 Company.
  • Grounded in research--Moves beyond anecdotal evidence by citing many research studies derived from real companies and real people.
• Highlights the positive impact of education/training in the area of diversity, i.e., how their exposure to diversity issues is more apt to make them culturally sensitive and more creative and productive on the job.
  • Focus on personal growth and empowerment as a life-long process.
• Shows students how developing diversity consciousness is an ongoing process of educating oneself, requiring a great deal of self-reflection, evaluation, patience and commitment.
  • Student perspectives--Infuses each chapter with genuine anecdotes from a diverse population of students who share their everyday struggles, stories, and achievements.
• Provides perspectives from a wide variety of educational, social, and ethnic backgrounds, providing insight and letting the student learn from the experiences of their peers.
  • Real-world applications--now and in the future--Explores the relevance of communication, teamwork, conflict management, and flexible thinking in the workplace.
• Helps students understand the connections between "diversity skills" and the world of work, and their increasing relevance to creativity, productivity, and profit.
  • Journal questions--Integrated throughout each chapter, these thought-provoking questions encourage students to write and record entries in their own personal journal.
• Reinforces students' learning, provides them with a record of their thoughts, promotes self-reflection and encourages group discussions.
  • Engaging end-of-chapter exercises--Includes Internet exercises.
• Gives students an interactive opportunity to utilize different learning styles, and helps them synthesize and build upon their newly acquired knowledge.
  • Wide audience appeal--Provides a rich, in-depth and realistic approach to diversity that all students will relate to, regardless of their background, and explores traditional and emerging diversity issues.
• Treats students in a friendly, direct, and non-condescending manner.

Edition/Copyright: 2ND 04
Cover: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Published: 04/10/2003

View Table of Contents

1. Diversity--An Overview.
2. Diversity Consciousness and Success.
3. Personal and Social Barriers to Success.
4. Developing Diversity Consciousness.
5. Communicating in a Diverse World.
6. Teamwork.
7. Conclusion.

Diversity Links.
Bibliography.
Suggested Readings.
Index.

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