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School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 4/e
Stephen E. Tozer, The University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul C. Violas
Guy Senese, Northern Arizona University
Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

DIVERSITY AND EQUITY TODAY: DEFINING THE CHALLENGE


Introduction: Inequity and Inequality

Liberal Ideology: Meritocracy Reexamined

  • Social Conditions behind the New Debate
  • The Coleman Report
  • The Cultural Deprivation Studies

The Political-Economic Context

  • The Demographics of Modern American Society
  • Race, Ethnicity, and the Limits of Language
  • Gender
  • Socioeconomic Class

Education: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

  • Race, Ethnicity, and Education
  • Socioeconomic Class and Education
  • Equity, Education, and Handicapping Conditions
  • Gender and Education
  • Societal Definitions of Gender

Concluding Remarks

Primary Source Reading: How the Irish Became White

Primary Source Reading: An Indian Father's Plea

Questions for Discussion and Examination









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