Racism in the 21st century

ISBN-13: 9783836410335 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 84 str.

Bettina Wohlgemuth

Opis

This is the 21st century. Mankind has gone through lots of critical anddangerous times. A lot of our wars have been fought just because of the distributionof power. The atrocious and despicable treatment of black slaves inthe US and the determined holocaust of Jewish people during World War IIare just two examples of racially motivated humiliation and mistreatment ofhuman beings. Today, we have to face cultural racism, rooting in prejudicesand stereotypes which are still being supported and spread by lots of people.First, the author Bettina Wohlgemuth gives a historical overview of the termracism, starting with the religious racism of the Middle Ages, continuingwith the biological racism of the 20th century and ending with todayscultural racism. Second, the author introduces Intercultural Learning as oneof the most promising ways to positively influence peoples thinking and acting.Finally, she tries to provide teachers with an example of how racismcould be dealt with at school.The book is aiming at people working at school, young people willing to reconsidertheir point of view and everybody who would like to make adifference.