I read “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria” by Beverly Daniel Tatum and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. I choose both essays due to the fact that they were the first two in the prescribed reading of our text for this week. I have come to realize that I am just not attracted to any of our readings from our text‚ and just working my way through them seems to be working. I will say that each essay so far‚ has left me somewhat surprised‚ as far as gaining incites on issues and topics
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Understanding Why Black Kids Sit Together in the Cafeteria In her article “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” Beverly Daniel Tatum argues the reason behind cafeteria separation throughout schools in America (P.376). One of the reasons she mentions is that students (primarily of the African American descent) are unsure of who they are‚ so they clique up with fellow classmates they feel they can relate to. Like students of the same racial background as them‚ or students
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races…but is it? Is education the catalyst for equality‚ regardless of race or class? In many cases‚ education alone cannot erase decades of stereotypes and notions made about other races. In excerpts from their articles‚ authors Peggy McIntosh and Beverly Tatum‚ offer the perspectives from different races showcasing the flaws in the American education system. Education is proven to make the divisions present in today’s society painfully clear. The standards and expectations of academic achievement are
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find a recent picture of “racism”. This question of the existence of racism in our country today was the entire premise behind the book I analyzed called Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria. This book was authored by Beverly Tatum‚ current president of Spelman College‚ and considered to be extremely well educated on the psychology of racism. In her book‚ she challenges the common belief that racism was widely eradicated after the Civil Rights Movement‚ and she goes on to
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2011 Professor Harris Response Paper: Defining Racism In this article by Beverly Daniel Tatum‚ she uses her various life experiences to show the issues that come along with attempting to define racism in America. There are several external issues that come not only from defining racism‚ but with separating racism from prejudice. In dispelling preconceived notions that these two words are interchangeable‚ Tatum makes several distinctions in the meaning and application of the two words in everyday
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from www.encyclopedia.com Farron‚ Steven. (2005). The Affirmative Actin Hoax. New York: Seven Locks Pr. Maltz‚ Leora. (2005). Affirmative Action. Farmington: Greenhaven Press. Plous‚ S. (2009). Retrieved 2009‚ from www.understandingprejudice.org Tatum‚ Beverly. (1999). Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? New York: Basic Books Publishing.
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For years‚ there has been an incredibly large gap in terms of achievement between children of different ethnicities. Dr. Beverly Tatum is a clinical psychologist who has focused much of her career on the idea of race affecting education. Likewise‚ Dr. Diane Ravitch is a respected education historian‚ who has written many articles on various issues in our school systems. In this article we will be observing the viewpoints of both of these writers and comparing their independent solutions for the issues
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Affirmative Action the good‚ the bad and the ugly Dawn Fletcher-Adams University of Louisville Soc 210-01 Race in the United States America is called “the land of opportunity” however‚ most of the countries citizens are not able to enjoy the benefits that the title provides. Being able to accomplish scholastic goals‚ attend a four-year college‚ and to have an influential career‚ are not obtainable for many‚ even though they work hard. Our nation has long been plagued by an ugly occurrence
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how innocent young children could turn into “nasty‚ viscous discriminating little third graders” within a day just by the imposition of a discriminating factor: The colour of ones’ eyes. How could such a small factor make such a huge impact? As Beverly Tatum (1997) pointed out‚ our concept of identity is shaped by the world around us and the parts of our identity that we focus our attention the most tends to be what gets reflected back on us‚ often drawn to our targeted identity while our dominant
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1/24 Racial Identity and Power Joseph Harris‚ Rewriting‚ beginning of Chapter 1‚ pp. 13-24 Beverly Tatum‚ “The Complexity of Identity: ‘Who Am I?’” (reader) Brent Staples‚ “Black Men and Public Space” (reader) Analytical Reflection Due Writing Assignment: Read for Tuesday 1/29; then‚ using Mukhopadhyay & Henze’s essay as a central text‚
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