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This textbook summarizes key issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the United States. Over 12 chapters, it explores police violence against Black people, xenophobia against Latinx immigrants, and growing hostility against Asian Americans, transgender people, immigrants, and refugees. Each chapter employs interactive and engaging opportunities to learn, making it the ideal introductory resource for undergraduate students. The text is structured around real-world stories, which exemplify the humanity of each topic and highlight the complexity of issues at hand. Dedicated to creating the best learning experience, Causadias presents questions for further discussion or to enhance comprehension, defines key concepts, debunks popular myths, summarizes evidence from trusted sources that challenge misinformation and disinformation, and proposes in-class exercises. Curated reading lists can be found at the end of every chapter for readers to probe deeper into specific sources and expand their understanding of different topics. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Contents
List of boxes; List of figures; List of images; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. This is America!: 1. What is justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion? Understanding the American dream; 2. What is whiteness? Understanding the American nightmare; 3. What is Thanksgiving? Understanding American culture; Part II. Learning from Women of Color: 4. Why do we have police killings? Understanding critical race theory; 5. Why are Black mothers dying? Understanding intersectionality; 6. Why are indigenous women and girls missing and murdered? Understanding settler colonialism and patriarchy; Part III. 'Law and Order': 7. Who is a threat to our values? Understanding heteronormativity and cisgenderism; 8. Who is a threat to our health? Understanding anti-Asian racism and the COVID-19 pandemic; 9. Who is a threat to our safety? Understanding xenophobia against Latinx immigrants; Part IV. Time to Act!: 10. How do we confront ableism? Understanding accessibility; 11. How do we fight dehumanization? Understanding humanness; 12. How do we achieve justice? Understanding healing, hope, and reparations; Bibliography; Index.
