This volume addresses the role of communication in stereotype dynamics, while placing the phenomenon of social stereotypes appropriately in the socio-cultural context. Stereotype Dynamics assembles top researchers in the field to investigate stereotype formation, maintenance, and transformation through interpersonal facets of communication.Section

Some of Canada's most acclaimed multicultural personalities public figures intellectuals entertainers athletes and activists share stories memories insights and revelations about fatherhood from the comic to the tragic. Through critical essays first-person musings interviews conversations spoken word and dub poetry this collection examines the place where cross-cultural fatherhood intersects with the worlds of technology hip hop and hipster culture a cool diverse dads movement! As an Afric...

Heaven is George F. Walker’s ‘millennium play.’ Well, sort of, if we can free ourselves from the expectation of the usual science-fiction-based projection and imposition of our current personal, cultural and spiritual values on the future of the coming millennium, considered almost mandatory for authors working in this particular genre. As usual, Walker sees things a bit differently: he intimates the future by having a very hard look at some unanswered questions from the Judeo-Chr...

Control, Conquer, and Prevail!Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana and Matthew Freeman use vivid stories and fun (yes, fun!) exercises and activities to help us reflect on our personal experiences and uncover how our hidden biases are formed. By becoming more self-aware, we can control knee-jerk reacti...

The persistent trauma of extreme, institutionalized racism can be expected to take its toll on anyone. But resilience, instead, is the main theme of Azra Daniel Francis’s latest book, a raw and deeply personal memoir that details his experience growing up in South Africa. Through vignettes of people, places, and institutions that impacted him, Francis’s account details his always being an outsider in his own country. And when he finds no relief from racism and exploitation in his adopted coun...

Who says you must have children to lead an enriched life? For many people, not having children is an enriching choice. A choice worthy of more acceptance.  In Planned UnParenthood - Creating a  Life Without Procreating, William (Dann) Alexander examines life as a non-parent from a unique, refreshing and open perspective. Readers are bound to find subjects in this book worthy of lively discussion and debate.  

BIOGRAPHY Donna R. Payne As one of the Human Rights Campaign's key representatives, Payne works closely with Civil Rights organizations and leaders and with a number of organizations across the country to increase visibility of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community within the religious and people of color communities. She has lead HRCs work on HRCs Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program in supporting LGBT students on their campus and addressing concerns with HB...

With Bated Breath asks questions about memory—how and why it plays such a prominent role in our lives: how time affects it, how it fractures, how we often reinvent it depending on the situation—and why it is that certain things stay with us with a blistering clarity, while the shadows of other people and events simply slip away, only to reveal themselves again later in our lives when we least expect them.This is the provocative tale of Willy, a troubled but charismatic gay...

Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about accepting others with this straightforward guide.Do you find it hard to accept others’ faults and differences? Do you struggle to overcome your stereotypes and prejudices? You are not alone – this is entirely natural! There is no need to worry – there is a wealth of techniques and methods you can use to improve your existing relationships and interact with new people more easily....

"Seele's tireless efforts to remove disparities in health care—and wherever we need more understanding and acceptance—is nothing short of inspirational." —John Hope Bryant, Chairman, Operation HOPE"Stigma" is a simple two-syllable word, yet it carries the weight of negative and often unfair beliefs that we hold about those who are different from us. Stigmas lock people into stereotyped boxes and deny us all the right to be our authentic and whole selves. Public hea...

Remembering Conquest: Feminist/Womanist Perspectives on Religion, Colonization, and Sexual Violence addresses the issue of sexual violence against women from feminist and womanist theological perspectives. Taken from proceedings of a panel discussion at the 1998 annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, this informative book offers sociologists, clergy, and women an examination of how negative stereotypes in society are derived from Christian perspectives and other religions. Exp...

This book is a story of motherhood, adoption, failed adoptions, race, and love. A must read if you’ve ever loved a child.Professional Endorsements:This book shines with the author's humanity, wisdom, and intelligence, along with a sly humor that made me laugh out loud several times on each page. Read it and be reassured that there is hope for the world after all.Joan Traub, New York Attorney/Writer. Mother of three grown daughters....