Re-Acculturating Racial Stereotypes

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Title: Re-Acculturating Racial Stereotypes
Language: English
Authors: Adam, Michelle
Source: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. Sep 2004 70(1):38-42.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Acculturation, Stereotypes, Minority Groups, Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Labor Force
Geographic Terms: Connecticut
ISSN: 0013-127X
Abstract: This article features Moises Salinas, an assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) who addresses the place of stereotypes in education, and describes how Salinas investigates root causes of stereotyping and its consequences in minority education. According to him, affirmative action policies of past decades have attempted to level the playing field for minorities in education and the work force but these efforts have not been enough to bring equality to the people. In his book, "The Politics of Stereotype: Affirmative Action and Psychology," Salinas supports affirmative action policies, but says "to be more effective, there need to be more proactive measures that attempt to solve the basic inequalities in the society." Despite affirmative action policies having led to particular stereotyping of minority students, he said that behind the law was an effort to level the playing field and make sure that people from different parts of society are fully represented in an educated work force.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2006
Access URL: https://www.eddigest.com/index.php
Accession Number: EJ741075
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article features Moises Salinas, an assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) who addresses the place of stereotypes in education, and describes how Salinas investigates root causes of stereotyping and its consequences in minority education. According to him, affirmative action policies of past decades have attempted to level the playing field for minorities in education and the work force but these efforts have not been enough to bring equality to the people. In his book, "The Politics of Stereotype: Affirmative Action and Psychology," Salinas supports affirmative action policies, but says "to be more effective, there need to be more proactive measures that attempt to solve the basic inequalities in the society." Despite affirmative action policies having led to particular stereotyping of minority students, he said that behind the law was an effort to level the playing field and make sure that people from different parts of society are fully represented in an educated work force.
ISSN:0013-127X