Resistance to Multiculturalism: Issues and Interventions

by Mio,Jeffery Scott

• ISBN13: 9780876309551
• ISBN10: 0876309554
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Heightened interest in multicultural issues in psychology and an understanding of culture as a critical aspect of human behavior has moved the topic of multiculturalism into the forefront of research and to required coursework in the helping professions. However, this is not without the backlash of resistance. Resistance to Multiculturalism: Issues and Interventions examines the subtle forms of racism and resistance to the multicultural movement in psychology and society. The authors use their vast experience in the arena of multiculturalism, both from the perspective of teaching and administration, to detail accounts, experiences, and challenges of resistance. Therapy and research is interwoven throughout this text that begins by placing multiculturalism at the heart of the best traditions of scholarship as proposed by the highly regarded Ernest Boyer of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In a conversational style and through chapters addressing what includes modernresistance, the classroom, stereotypes, resistance at the administrative level, and groups, this book offers techniques and interventions to overcoming resistance. Readers who teach multiculturalism, students, researchers, and those advocating for multiculturalism on on the broader community level will findResistance to Multiculturalisman informative guide to combating the challenges of resistance.

Author Biography

Gene I. Awakuni, Ed.D. is the Vice President for Student Affairs and Professor of Ethnic and Women's Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	1	(18)
Historical Efforts to Include Multiculturalism in Mental Health Training Programs	3	(1)
Scholarship Reconsidered	4	(4)
The Scholarship of Multiculturalism	8	(6)
The Multiculturalism of Scholarship	14	(1)
References	14	(5)
Covert Racism and the Subtlety of Modern Resistance	19	(16)
Ridley's Conceptualization of Racism	20	(3)
Covert, Intentional Racism in the Broader Social Context	23	(9)
Conclusions	32	(1)
References	32	(3)
Disguised Racism in the Broader Society	35	(14)
Modern Forms of Racism	36	(4)
Modern Forms of Racism in the Broader Society	40	(7)
Conclusions	47	(1)
References	47	(2)
The Construction and Maintenance of Stereotypes	49	(14)
Definition of Stereotypes	49	(1)
The Cognitive Miser Approach Versus the Social Reality Approach to Stereotypes	50	(2)
Consensual Stereotypes	52	(1)
Negative Effects of Stereotyping	53	(3)
Attributions and Attributional Errors	56	(2)
The Media and the Maintenance of Stereotypes	58	(1)
Conclusions	59	(1)
References	60	(3)
Allies: How are they Created and What are Their Experiences?	63	(20)
Laurie A. Roades
Jeffery Scott Mio
Definition of an Ally	65	(2)
Why Do People Become Allies?	67	(4)
Personal Experiences of Allies	71	(1)
How is Allied Behavior Viewed by Members of Dominant Versus Nondominant Groups?	72	(2)
What Sustains Allies in their Efforts?	74	(3)
What Do You Find Difficult About Being an Ally?	77	(3)
Do Allies Ever Stop Being Allies, Once Involved?	80	(1)
Conclusions	81	(1)
References	82	(1)
Addressing Resistance in the Classroom	83	(26)
Racial Identity Development Models	83	(11)
Reaction Papers	94	(3)
Game Show or Debate Contest	97	(4)
Personal Experience	101	(1)
Resistance Among Ethnic Minority Students	102	(3)
Conclusions	105	(1)
References	106	(3)
Addressing Resistance in Large Groups	109	(20)
Lori Barker-Hackett
Jeffery Scott Mio
Racial Identity Development Models	110	(1)
``A Class Divided''	110	(2)
Experimential Exercises	112	(4)
Inclusion of Positive Experiences	116	(2)
Debriefing and Processing	118	(3)
Building Empathy	121	(2)
Balancing Emotional and Intellectual Aspects	123	(2)
Conclusions	125	(1)
References	126	(3)
Resistance at the Administrative Level	129	(18)
Vision	130	(1)
Demonstration of Power	130	(1)
Responding to External Forces	130	(1)
Administrator-to-Administrator Relationships	130	(1)
Ascribed Versus Earned Credibility	131	(1)
Administrative Cases	131	(9)
Faculty	140	(3)
Staff	143	(1)
Students	144	(1)
Conclusions	145	(1)
References	145	(2)
Addressing Resistance at the Administrative Level	147	(16)
Cross-Cultural Retreat	148	(2)
Cultural Centers	150	(1)
The Unity Luncheon	151	(1)
The University Diversity Committee	152	(2)
The Unity Through Diversity Initiative	154	(1)
Special Assistant for Affirmative Action and Diversity	154	(1)
Faculty Center for Professional Development	154	(1)
Post-Proposition 209 Efforts	155	(7)
Conclusions	162	(1)
Where Do We Go From Here?	163
Going Beyond Preaching to the Choir	163	(2)
Feminism	165	(1)
Lesbian and Gay Issues	166	(2)
Issues Concerning Disability	168	(1)
Epilogue	169	(1)
References	169