Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum

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(Paperback - Fifth-Anniversary Edition)

  • Pub. Date: December 2002
  • 320pp
  • Sales Rank: 7,834

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    • Pub. Date: December 2002
    • Publisher: Basic Books
    • Format: Paperback, 320pp
    • Sales Rank: 7,834

    Synopsis

    Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together-the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and corporate cafeterias. What is going on here? Is this self-segregation a problem we should try to fix, or a coping strategy we should support? How can we get past our reluctance to talk about racial issues to even discuss it? And what about all the other questions we and our children have about race? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, asserts that we do not know how to talk about our racial differences: Whites are afraid of using the wrong words and being perceived as "racist" while parents of color are afraid of exposing their children to painful racial realities too soon. Using real-life examples and the latest research, Tatum presents strong evidence that straight talk about our racial identities-whatever they may be-is essential if we are serious about facilitating communication across racial and ethnic divides. We have waited far too long to begin our conversations about race. This remarkable book, infused with great wisdom and humanity, has already helped hundreds of thousands of readers figure out where to start.

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    A commonsense manual on understanding some of the social dynamic at work in society.

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    Biography

    Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and dean of Mount Holyoke College as well as a psychologist in private practice. She is the author of“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”

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    Excellent Book!!!by Exuberance

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    July 26, 2009: Some of the previous reviews of this book are based soley on much of the ignorance of the dominate culture in America that is spoken about in the book. There was even one person who gave the book a negative rating and had never read the book. I personally, having read the book, believe that it was truly an enlightening experience. The book attempted to redefine racism in a way that encompassed it's true meaning in totality. The author also did an excellent job of explaining what, from a psychological standpoint, is normal behavior from children, in regards to race, and how we as adults can play a more active role in improving our childrens' psyche when it comes to the area of race. I would recommend this book to any person in the Majority or Minority in America that is looking to break the barriers of inequality and inequity that have for so many years had a paralyzing effect on America's progress.

    Making Contactby Anonymous

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    June 13, 2009: Anything that gets people thinking and talking about racism is a good thing, I guess. People should question the root of their feelings-- i.e., why some feel so passionate at reading one person's perspective? It's a perspective. Perhaps it's those bits of truth that can sometimes sting when they make contact?


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