Although the French language and the traditional rural way of life are disappearing among Louisiana Cajuns, identification with Cajun ethnicity is flourishing. Henry and Bankston draw on historical documents, ethnographic observations and interviews, and statistical sources to investigate and explain this phenomenon. They argue that while Cajun ethnicity developed from and consisted of the French-speaking, rural poor of the region, it has been transformed, during the 20th century, into a regional class with common interests and outlooks. A substantial minority of Cajuns have risen out of...
Although the French language and the traditional rural way of life are disappearing among Louisiana Cajuns, identification with Cajun ethnicity is ...
Caldas and Bankston provide a critical, dispassionate analysis of why desegregation in the United States has failed to achieve the goal of providing equal educational opportunities for all students. They offer case histories through dozens of examples of failed desegregation plans from all over the country. The book takes a very broad perspective on race and education, situated in the larger context of the development of individual rights in Western civiliztion.
The book traces the long legal history of first racial segregation, and then racial desegregation in America. The...
Caldas and Bankston provide a critical, dispassionate analysis of why desegregation in the United States has failed to achieve the goal of providin...
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States still has a long way to go to attain true integration of our educational system. Using extensive interviews and a wealth of statistical information, Bankston and Caldas examine the failed desegregation efforts in Louisiana as a case study to show how desegregation has followed the same unsuccessful pattern across the United States. Strong supporters of the dream of integration, Bankston and Caldas show that the practical difficulty with desegregation is that academic environments are created by all the students in a school...
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States still has a long way to go to attain true integration of our educational system. ...
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States still has a long way to go to attain true integration of our educational system.
Using extensive interviews and a wealth of statistical information, Bankston and Caldas examine the failed desegregation efforts in Louisiana as a case study to show how desegregation has followed the same unsuccessful pattern across the United States. Strong supporters of the dream of integration, Bankston and Caldas show that the practical difficulty with desegregation is that academic environments are created by all the students in a...
Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States still has a long way to go to attain true integration of our educational syste...
Broad in scope, this title offers non-specialists with insights into sociology topics that are often only accessible to academics and experts in the field in a format that should be readable and quickly retrievable. The volumes contain 90 articles.
Broad in scope, this title offers non-specialists with insights into sociology topics that are often only accessible to academics and experts in the f...
Forced to Fail traces the long legal history of first racial segregation, and then racial desegregation in America. The authors explain how rapidly changing demographics and family structure in the United States have greatly complicated the project of top-down government efforts to achieve an "ideal" racial balance in schools. It describes how social capital--a positive outcome of social interaction between and among parents, children, and teachers--creates strong bonds that lead to high academic achievement. The authors show how coercive desegregation weakens bonds and hurts not only...
Forced to Fail traces the long legal history of first racial segregation, and then racial desegregation in America. The authors explain how rapidly ch...
These volumes examine the crisis areas in the nations of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The 34 articles are updated versions of articles that appeared in World Conflicts and Confrontations.
These volumes examine the crisis areas in the nations of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The 34 articles are updated versio...
Immigration in U.S. History examines the many issues surrounding immigration - from the earliest settlement of British North America in the 17th century through the immediate aftermath of the of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks of the 21st century. The two-volume set's 193 articles explore immigration from a wide variety of perspectives: border control and law enforcement, court cases, demographics, discrimination, economic and labor issues, events, family issues, government and politics, illegal, language and education, laws and treaties, literature, nativism and racism, refugees,...
Immigration in U.S. History examines the many issues surrounding immigration - from the earliest settlement of British North America in the 17th centu...
More than 600 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwide, with emphasis on their roles in historical events or impact on law enforcement or popular culture. An entirely new publication continuing Salem's Great Lives from History series, 637 essays focus on historically significant personages considered "notorious." The definition of that term ranges from controversial to extremely...
More than 600 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwid...
This expansive five-volume set offers profiles of 775 prominient African American from a wide range of fields. Most of these people have never been covered in any Great Lives set before, and more than one-half of them are contemporary figures. The set is especially strong in personages from the fields of sports and entertainment. Plus, complimentary online access is provided through Salem HIstory.
This expansive five-volume set offers profiles of 775 prominient African American from a wide range of fields. Most of these people have never been co...
