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03487aam a2200409 a 4500 001 272FFBD0CBD011EEA85EE9E240ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240215010052 008 081216s2009 miua j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008051755 020 $a 0737743492 020 $a 9780737743494 035 $a (OCoLC)262429608 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d ZS3 $d IHI $d IK2 $d YDXCP $d EDK $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d CHILD $d QQ3 $d BRL $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCL $d SILO 042 $a cyac 050 00 $a HM1091 $b .P74 2009 082 00 $a 303.3/85 $2 22 245 00 $a Prejudice / $c Crystal McCage, book editor. 260 $a Farmington Hills, MI : $b Greenhaven Press, $c ©2009. 300 $a 112 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Issues that concern you 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- 1: Prejudice is real in the United States / Steve Coll -- 2: Prejudice is often unconscious / Chris de Morsella -- 3: Prejudice may be physiological / Robert Burton -- 4: Women still face prejudice in the workplace / Harriet Rubin -- 5: America is more sexist than racist / Drake Bennett -- 6: Ban on gay marriage is prejudice / Kenji Yoshino -- 7: Opposition to gay marriage is not prejudice / Aryeh Spero -- 8: Prejudice can be understood and reduced / Graham Wagstaff -- 9: Diversity curriculum can help reduce prejudice / Judith Gaston Fisher -- 10: Educators should use real-life examples to teach about prejudice / Mara Sapon-Shevin -- 11: Affirmative action programs harm minorities / Garin Hovannisian -- 12: Affirmative action programs result in better schools / Lee C Bollinger -- 13: Legislation is needed to help fight violence based on prejudice / Julian Bond and Wade Henderson -- Appendix -- What you should know about prejudice -- What you should do about prejudice -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits. 520 $a From the Publisher: Students must often make informed decisions about serious issues that will affect the course of their lives. Smoking, drunk driving, and violence are just a few of these challenging issues. Focusing on topics of special concern to students, the Issues That Concern You series helps make these complex issues less intimidating and more accessible. Each volume presents eight to twelve readings from a variety of perspectives that allow students to better understand and navigate the highlighted topic. Color photos, charts, graphs, tables and editorial cartoons reinforce information as well as present important statistical data. Each volume also includes factual analysis taken from a variety of government and research facilities, to tell students more of what they want to know about the issue. Relevant Web sites, a bibliography and thorough subject index round out each volume. 650 0 $a Prejudices $v Juvenile literature. 650 1 $a Prejudices. 650 6 $a PreÌjugeÌs $v Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. 650 7 $a Prejudices. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075260 655 4 $a Nonfiction. 655 7 $a Juvenile works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411637 700 1 $a McCage, Crystal. 830 0 $a Issues that concern you. 856 42 $3 View cover image provided by Mackin $u http://www.mackin.com/BookPics/Book.aspx?isbn=9780737743494 941 $a 1 952 $l UVAX975 $d 20240215013227.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=272FFBD0CBD011EEA85EE9E240ECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IWSInitiate Another SILO Locator Search