When getting along is not enough : reconstructing race in our lives and relationships /

"Using anecdotes from her psychology practice, Walker provides a way for educators and social service professionals to enter into cross-racial discussions about race and racial relations. She identifies skills that are essential for repairing the damage wrought by racism and provides exercises...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Maureen (Psychologist) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • The "It" Without a Name
  • When the Culture Hurts
  • Race and Place: What's Power Got to Do with It?
  • Mascots, Missionaries, and Other Illusions of Power-Over
  • Sticks and Stones and Words That Hurt
  • Disruptive Empathy: Beyond "I Feel Your Pain"
  • Mindful Authenticity
  • Dynamic Mutuality: Empowering Action in a Relationship
  • Say It Isn't So... and Other Race-Card Games
  • Nine Rules for Remaking the Meaning of Race
  • An Enlarged Vision of Human Possibility.