Feature Summary- Variety of readings: Selections from social and behavioral sciences provide analysis and explanation; literary and journalistic writings (biography, autobiography, fiction, and reportage) give compelling insights into personal experience.
- The whole of the American experience: While most readers focus exclusively on the experiences of minorities victimized by prejudice and discrimination, this work also includes the experiences of the privileged and of those who resist change.
- Key themes: Identity, Power, and Change. Students are encouraged to clarify personal identity issues related to ethnicity, culture, class and gender; to understand how access to power and privilege affects their personal lives and future ambitions; and to see how discrimination and prejudice are challenged by those who effect change within themselves and others.
- Stimulating introductions to each Part: Providing important background material, each introduction brings historical context, essential definitions and concepts, and insights into the impact of events or people profiled in the selections that follow.
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