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Relationship with other specific Non-Target CulturesReductionist and Stereotypical DangersLack of Specificity
Cultural Deprivation Perspectives
A Communication and Relational ProcessRespect, Identification, & ResponseNormative Age-Graded InfluencesNormative History Graded InfluencesNon-Normative Life Events
Integrity or Education-Awareness or Commitment?Interferences to making Education-Awareness work.Safety Issues- "Not an encounter group...not a Mau Mau!"
Do Our Values Define Our Society? or Does Our Society Define Our Values?Primary, Secondary, & Peripheral Purposes of CultureAsian, Asian-American, Mainstream American Cultures/SocietiesPreAdolescent & Adolescent Cultures/SocietiesCommunity & School Culture/Society
Distinguishing Personal & Cultural DifferencesCommunication Theory
Piaget and PrejudicePre-Prejudice, Prejudice, Bigotry, & RacismSystemic Family Theory- Family of OriginPersonal Identity & Reference Group Identification Differences
The Semantic Progression: Civil Rights (Integration) to Ethnic Awareness (Nationalism) to Multiculturality to Diversity to Anti-Bias to ?Distinctions between Tolerance, Sensitivity, Acceptance, and ActivismThe Color-Blind Teacher- Hidden Messages When Ignoring or Downplaying Differences: Invisibility, Infantilizing, & Objectifying
Implicit or Covert Communication: negative messages underlying body language, office arrangement, tone, languageEye ContactSuperficial Stuff: Food, Music, ClothesPERSONAL: Neatness, Fighting, Assertiveness, Aggression, NoiseINTERPERSONAL: Gifts, Praise, Confrontation, Shame, Pleasing, CooperationSOCIAL/CULTURAL: Individual, Family, Community Relationships; Attitudes towards & Role of Family, Children; Parents, Elders, Teachers, Women, Men, Social Institutions; Time, & Property