MULTICULTURALISM RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, Portland, OR.
They have an

international association as well.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Dresser, N. (1996). Multicultural manners: New rules of etiquette for a changing society. New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Tornonto, Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. There is more cultural information and cultural insights here than one may surmise from its title. Includes also rules and traditions of Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform synagogues, Buddhist and Hindu temples.

Kochman, T. (1981). Black and white: Styles in conflict. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. This book and the author’s institute study the resolution of cross-cultural conflict through the study and exercises involving an understanding of deep cultural differences.

Kohls, L.R. (1981). Developing intercultural awareness (A Learning Module Complete with Master Lesson Plan, Content, Exercises, and Handouts). Washington, DC: The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research.

Maliyamkono, T.L. (ed.). (1979). Overseas training: Its impact on development. Arusha, Dar Es Salaam: Eastern Africa Publications. Reluctantly African leaders allow their youth to be educated overseas. An interesting inquiry into the impact of education in another and more developed culture on the development of an African nation.

Ratcliffe, P. (ed.). (1994). "Race," ethnicity & nation: International perspectives on social conflict. London: UCL Press. One of the first attempts to provide a systematic comparative analysis of social conflict rooted in differences of "race," ethnicity, and nationality. Essays on race and ethnic relations in America and Australia, South Africa and Britain, Sri Lanka, India, Nigeria, Israel, Poland, and between west and eastern Tartars in the former USSR.

Reed, I. (ed.). (1997). MultiAmerica: Essays on cultural wars and cultural peace. New York: Viking Press. A renowned African American writer has produced "the quintessential anthology of multiculturalism today." Challenges the idea of a monocultural America.

Trompenaars, F. (1993). Riding the waves of culture: Understanding cultural diversity in business. London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing. "With perception and wit, and using research involving 15,000 employees in 50 countries, the author explores the cultural extremes and incomprehension that can arise when doing business across cultures..."

Wilkerson, B. (1997). Multicultural religious education. Birmingham, AL: Religious Education Press. Studies of several ethnic church traditions and cultural implications for religious education.

Dean Borgman cCYS