Global Culture/Individual Identity: Searching for Home in Cultural Supermarket -- by Gordon Mathews (Author) (Book)
"Gordon Mathews opens up the complex and debated topics of globalization, culture and identity in a clear and lively style. Focusing on the tension that can exist as individuals struggle to formulate...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications -- by Lisa Suzuki, Joseph Ponterotto, Paul Meller (Authors) (Book)
"This thorough analysis of multicultural assessment covers significant issues, including the major instruments and procedures, cognitive and educational assessment, and cross-cultural sensitivity and...
All Ages
First Day in Grapes -- by L. King Pérez (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "All year long, Chico's family moves up and down the state of California to pick fruits and vegetables. Every September, Chico starts at a new school. Often, the other kids pick...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Chicken Boy -- by Frances Dowell (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Meet Tobin McCauley. He's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Globalization and Culture: Global Melange -- by Jan Pieterse (Author) (Book)
"Taking a long view of globalization and seeing it as a "paradoxical process in which widening social cooperation and deepening inequality go together," Pieterse (sociology, U. of Illinois at...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Transcultural Child Development: Psychological Assessment and Treatment -- by Joe Yamamoto, Gloria Johnson-Powell (Authors) (Book)
"Is the Asian child you're assessing suffering from introversion and lack of self-confidence, or is her quiet demeanor simply a reflection of strongly held cultural values?piety, modesty, and respect...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
América Is Her Name -- by Luis J Rodríguez (Author) (Book - Child)
From School Library Journal "Grade 2-4-Nine-year-old America Soliz is an illegal immigrant of Mexican-Indian heritage living in the violence-ravaged Pilsen barrio of Chicago. Feeling unwelcome in her...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Becoming Naomi León -- by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up,...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
More Man than You'll Ever Be: Gay Folklore and Acculturation in Middle America -- by Joseph Goodwin (Author) (Book)
"Seeing gay folkore as a neglected area in the field, Goodman demonstrates that folklore is a major factor in acculturation within the gay community and is consistent with folklore use in other...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Black Families at the Crossroads: Challenges and Prospects -- by Leanor Boulin Johnson, Robert Staples (Authors) (Electronic or Video Game)
"This updated edition of the classic book Black Families at the Crossroads, offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse and complex issues surrounding Black families. Leanor Boulin Johnson and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)