Racist America: Roots, Current Realities, and Future Reparations -- by Joe Feagin (Author) (Book)
"Racism is a pillar of American society. It is not found only in small pockets of society, but is practiced by all Americans, permeating the social fabric of our lives. Racism effects where we live,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities: Family Literacy in an Urban Community -- by Jeanne Paratore (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities describes the development and implementation of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a family literacy project for immigrant parents and their children. It...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Working with Culture: Psychotherapeutic Interventions with Ethnic Minority Children and Adolescents -- by Joan Koss-Chioino, Luis Vargas (Authors) (Book)
"Ethnic minority youths often face unique challenges in their development. Working with Culture presents a range of culturally responsive psychotherapeutic interventions, illustrated by case examples,...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Science at the Borders: Immigrant Medical Inspection and the Shaping of the Modern Industrial Labor Force -- by Amy Fairchild (Author) (Book)
"In Science at the Borders, Fairchild retells the immigrant story, offering a new interpretation of the medical exam and the role it played in the lives of the 25 million immigrants who entered the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
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)
Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide -- by Michael Powers (Author) (Book - Parent)
"When parents learn that their child has autism, they often feel helpless and bewildered. Their child appears to live in an isolated, almost impenetrable world which may seem impossible to bridge. To...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Suicide: The Tragedy of Hopelessness -- by David Aldridge (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Aldridge (medicine, U. of Witten-Herdecke) argues for a more holistic approach to the treatment of suicidal tendencies, incorporating the social context of the patient's life and involving the whole...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Five Points: The 19th-Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became The World's Most Notorious Slum -- by Tyler Anbinder (Author) (Book)
"In the 19th century, the Five Points district in lower Manhattan was New York City's most noxious slum, teeming with wretchedly poor Irish, German, Italian, and Chinese immigrants and African...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Confronting Sexism and Violence against Women: A Challenge for Social Work -- by Karen Stout, Beverly McPhail (Authors) (Book)
"Confronting Sexism and Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Social Work takes a thought-provoking look at the many issues related to discrimination and violence against women. Using a continuum...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Bloodroot -- by Aaron Even (Author) (Book)
"In 1936, in a small town near Charlottesville, Virginia, an aging black caretaker and his sister shot dead a white sheriff acting on orders to turn them off their land. Bloodroot explores the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)