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Focuses on the questions raised by diversity in America, the social problems that result from that diversity, and the issues and debates among scholars with regard to it.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction to American Cultural Diversity: Unresolved Questions, Issues, and Problems by Larry L. Naylor American Core Values and Questions of Diversity by Danny M. Wilcox Official and Unofficial Culture: The U.S. Navy by Clementine K. Fujimura The Persistence of Racism in America's Cultural Diversity by Erma Jean Lawson and Vijayan Pillai Discrimination and Prejudice Run Amuck by Debra A. Harley, Carolyn W. Rollins, and Renee A. Middleton Diversity among Black Americans: Part of America's Hidden Diversity by Tyson Gibbs The Evolution of Ethnic (Ethnicity): Integrating Psychological and Social Models by Kimberly Porter Martin Cultural Diversity among Poor People by Norma Williams X, Lies, and Social Signs: Defining Generation X by Beth Kaminow Culture in Conflict: Rugged Individualism and Educational Opportunity in a Diverse Society by Patrick James McQuillan Postscript by Larry L. Naylor Bibliography Index

About the Author

LARRY L. NAYLOR is professor of Anthropology at the University of North Texas.