Taking on diversity: how we can move from anxiety to respect, a diversity doctor's best lessons from the campus

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Nacoste, Rupert W.

Nacoste, Rupert W.

North Regional
Oberlin Regional

Adult Non-Fiction

North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction

"In this enlightening book, a campus "diversity doctor" relates stories that individuals have shared with him about their anxieties in situations involving people who are in some way different than themselves. Dr. Rupert W. Nacoste regularly counsels students at North Carolina State University about their problems dealing with diversity of all kinds, including of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual-orientation. Here, he shares his most effective techniques for handling the unavoidable realities of being in a neo-diverse community, whether that means in college or America as a nation. The author's proven "safe space" strategy can be applied to the campus, community groups, churches, and workplaces as a means to facilitate positive dialogue about diversity. In this time of current tensions, students, or "young travelers" as Nacoste fondly refers to them, still have much work ahead of them to achieve mutual respect and understanding. From everyday encounters, parties, and email and social media exchanges, they provide examples of ongoing bigotry: racial slurs and stereotypes are still used; young men continue to project demeaning attitudes toward women; and the heterosexual majority sometimes shows little understanding of the LBGT minority. Dr. Nacoste considers it his role to usher students off the "Wrong-Line train," and he has noticed that as they "leave the station," adults begin to follow their lead. The author demonstrates how we can maintain fairness and respect while still acknowledging our differences. By doing so, we can all learn to meet these challenges using sensitivity to different perspectives, open-minded attitudes, and the recognition that diversity in America is here to stay. "--

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction

302.097 NACOS

Wake County Public Libraries

North Regional
Oberlin Regional

9781633880269

2015

Prometheus Books

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Interpersonal relations -- United States
Race awareness -- United States
Social psychology -- United States
United States -- Ethnic relations -- Psychological aspects
United States -- Race relations -- Psychological aspects

Taking on diversity : how we can move from anxiety to respect, a diversity doctor's best lessons from the campus

Taking on diversity : how we can move from anxiety to respect, a diversity doctor's best lessons from the campus / Rupert W. Nacoste

Taking on diversity

how we can move from anxiety to respect, a diversity doctor's best lessons from the campus

Ethnic relations
Interpersonal relations
Psychological aspects
Race awareness
Race relations
Social psychology