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Title Our diverse society : race and ethnicity--implications for 21st century American society / David W. Engstrom, Lissette M. Piedra, editors ; foreword by Pastora San Juan Cafferty.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : NASW Press, [2006]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.8 O93O    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description vii, 241 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface / David Engstrom and Lissette Piedra -- Introductory essay : "Why can't they be more like us?" / Andrew M. Greeley -- Demography, the demand for social services, and the potential for civic conflict / Teresa A. Sullivan -- Outsiders and exclusion : immigrants in the United States / David W. Engstrom -- Beyond the rainbow : multiraciality in the 21st century / Gina Miranda Samuels -- Revisiting the language question / Lissette M. Piedra -- Religious pluralism and the transformation of American culture / Charles H. Lippy -- Understanding diversity in schools / Nora L. Ishibashi and Noriko Ishibashi Martinez -- Imprisonment and its aftermath : race and ethnicity in prison and beyond / Damian J. Martinez -- Workplace and workforce considerations in access to employment opportunities / Anna Haley-Lock and Sarah K. Bruch -- Democracy and diversity : expanding notions of citizenship / Maria de los Angeles Torres -- Diversity or disparity in health services / Edward F. Lawlor -- Social work practice diversities : clients, social workers, and theories about their partnerships for constructive change / Katherine Tyson McCrea.
Subject United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Ethnic relations.
Cultural pluralism -- United States.
Added Author Engstrom, David Wells, 1958-
Piedra, Lissette M.
NASW Press.
ISBN 087101372X alkaline paper
9780871013729
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