false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166720321m/16280.jpg 16280 5 Anyone who's been to a high school or college has noted how students of the same race seem to stick together. Beverly Daniel Tatum has noticed it too, and she doesn't think it's so bad. As she explains in this provocative, though not-altogether-convincing book, these students are in the process of establishing and affirming their racial identity. As Tatum sees it, blacks must secure a racial identity free of negative stereotypes. The challenge to whites, on which she expounds, is to give up the privilege that their skin color affords and to work actively to combat injustice in society. 137887 1997 "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity total:918|5:315|4:389|3:168|2:38|1:8| 918 3719 1555 147 5 2 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Feb 25 19:54:03 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 19:59:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 11:48:55 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 15:27:08 -0800 2008 Tatum not only attempts to answ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 30 21:06:58 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 21:07:38 -0700 2009
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Clearly, racism is not a topic easily broached; Tatum approaches its volati...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Tue Jul 03 07:38:43 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 07:39:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Feb 22 17:07:45 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:13:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 19 18:03:31 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 18:07:27 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 15:15:41 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 07 13:29:51 -0700 2009
However, to a middle aged person living in a racially diverse ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 21:51:26 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 22:01:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 11:22:07 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 10 10:36:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 08:45:50 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 08:59:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:48:09 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 26 17:26:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 true false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 20:59:23 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 06:08:31 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 13:46:19 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 11:57:45 -0800 2009 It is a well-written book about a very important topic. However, it was published in 1997 so I feel it is a little outdated. Not the concepts; I certainly don't believe that we have gotten past our racist issues by a long shot. What is most lacking here is a means to introduce thes...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 18 19:17:34 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 08:13:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 22 17:06:32 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 17:19:51 -0800 2009 Most of the book, though, just opened my eyes and made me think. I recommend it to anyone who works with kids, works with people not like themsel...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sun Aug 30 10:21:41 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 10:23:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 16:12:26 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 16:19:01 -0800 2009 BUT as I continued I felt that the book was much more eye opening and a must read for future teachers.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 04:54:37 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 04:58:17 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16280