Considering Cultural Difference (a Longman Topics Reader)
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Uchmanowicz, Pauline, PUBLISHER: Longman, Part ong>ofong> ong>theong> "Longman Topics" reader series, "Considering Cultural Difference "features multiethnic writing from contemporary U.S. authors centered around issues ong>ofong> ritual, representation, and rights. This ong>briefong> collection ong>ofong> readings examines cultural identity and difference with respect to race, class, gender, and nationality. Thought-provoking selections ask students to think about timely and relevant issues: integration in schools; affirmative action in ong>theong> workplace, women in sports; living in a multilingual society. Three main sites ong>ofong> cultural difference are addressed: Ritual, Representation, and Rights, each divided into two chapters ong>ofong> five or six ong>essaysong> apiece. ong>Briefong> apparatus helps students write more thoughtfully in response to ong>theong> selections. "Longman Topics" are ong>briefong>, attractive readers on a single complex, but compelling, topic. Featuring about 30 full-length selections, ong>theong>se volumes are generally half ong>theong> size and half ong>theong> cost ong>ofong> standard composition readers.