books about: stereotypes     books:     Stereotypes      Nursing Against the Odds: How Health Care Cost Cutting, Media Stereotypes, And Medical Hubris Undermine ... Suzanne Gordon ILR Press, 2006 Nursing against the Odds This a a very good, and easy to read nursing text book. It flows well because of the real life stories and examples that all of us at the bedside can relate to. It makes you think about what you do, and what you say. How these things can and do impact patient care, ...             Black Rednecks and White Liberals Thomas Sowell Encounter Books, 2005 accurate to the extreme Though the left will always look for gray areas, when you spend years accumulating historical FACTS like Sowell and his staff did here, it paints an accurate picture that's hardly debatable. Again, those who loathe this book did not read it. It's not an editorial but a ...             Issues In Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies Sheila Ruth McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2000 Thorough overview When I came to read this book, it was from a perspective of learning very little about feminism. This book was required for a class that I took, and it was perhaps the only book I took away from college with a continued interest to read again and more thoroughly. I am ...             Black Rednecks and White Liberals Thomas Sowell Encounter Books, 2006 Wake up call for all races Sowell presents many ideas that could reduce racial tension and help all of us strive for the American dream. Craig Matteson's review gives an excellent summary so I refer you to that for details. The title is a great choice. I highly recommend this book for blacks, ...             American Indians: Stereotypes & Realities Devon A. Mihesuah Clarity Press, 1997 truly brilliant and courageous It is amazing that clueless white males continue to perpetrate their eurocentric structuring of Native American identity. Fortunately, we have wonderful books like this that challenge the assumptions of the domineering society controlled by white patriarchal ...             Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination Scott Plous McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2002 Excellent Book This book is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to learn about prejudice and disrimination. It is comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics. It is also very interesting to read. A must for anyone who wants to learn about prejudice then and prejudice now. It ...             Bitches, Bimbos, and Ballbreakers: The Guerrilla Girls' Illustrated Guide to Female Stereotypes Guerrilla Girls Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Good book for smart women! This book details some of the stereotypes faced by women. I use it in my college classes. The most interesting part is in the back on the book where they describe stereotypes like Barbie Dolls. This book really makes you think about what it means to be a woman and ...             He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know Jessica Valenti Seal Press, 2008 Tough to hear but an incredibly necessary book Sexists will cringe at this clear, powerful book of not-all-together obvious double standards. While women and men are biologically different, they should never be subjected to different standards of treatment. Commentators who raise the issue of the sexes' ...             Oppression, Privilege, and Resistance: Theoretical Perspectives on Racism, Sexism, and Heterosexism Lisa Heldke, Peg O'Connor McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2003 Diverse theological perspectives This book will cause you to stretch beyond your embedded theology and arrive at a new place of acceptance of others for who they are being made in the Imago Dei as you are.             The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination Bernard E. Whitley, Mary E. Kite Wadsworth Publishing, 2005 In the first comprehensive textbook on prejudice with a strong psychological research base, Whitley and Kite cover a broad range of topics including race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and ageism. By integrating theory and research with students' own experiences, the authors increase students' awareness of influences that shape ...             American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East since 1945 Douglas Little The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 very readable history of U.S. involvement in the mid-east I discovered this book when a chapter from it appeared in a collection of readings for a college class on national security. The chapter, "America and Israel: the making of a special relationship" impressed me with its account of the events involving the two countries ...             Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, and Resistance (Texas Film and Media Studies Series) Charles Ramírez Berg University of Texas Press, 2002 Great for students who are looking for Media bias. Just as Reel Bad Arabs, this book looks deep into media bias when it comes to minorities. This particular book looks deep into Latino imgaes in cinema! So sad that a minority needs to be vilified so fil producers can make some money!             Communication and Gender (4th Edition) Lea P. Stewart, Pamela J. Cooper, ... Allyn & Bacon, 2002             Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love Philippe Vergne, Sander Gilman, ... Walker Art Center, 2007 Kara Walker Genius Kara Walker is the artist who has something to say in every medium. First I have viewed her sensational installations which include her trademark silouhettes which remind me of huge versions of cameos from time gone by. Second her messages are loud clear with a poetic ...             Retiring the Generation Gap: How Employees Young and Old Can Find Common Ground (J-B CCL (Center for Creative ... Jennifer J. Deal Jossey-Bass, 2006 Myth-Busting with Charm Very easy to read, helps to "bust" some of the currently accepted myths around generations. Useful for those of us in the corporate world.          products you might be interested in search for books communication, discrimination, heterosexism, introduction, perspectives, understanding      toavi.com    web we recommend accurate to the extreme randomly chosen book: The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in ...