Diversity: Understanding and Navigating Discrimination in America
Diversity: Understanding and Navigating Discrimination in America
Editor: Maniloff, Jamie
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-0-7808-1901-6
Category: Social Sciences - Ethnic Studies
Image Count:
25
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Understanding and Navigating Discrimination in America is a resource guide to help people identify and understand challenging conversations about race and discrimination.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Author’s Note
- Part 1 · UNDERSTANDING BIAS, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION
- Chapter 1—Defining Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- Chapter 2—The Psychology of Discrimination
- Section 2.1—Neuroscience of “Otherness”
- Section 2.2—Bias and Discrimination in Professional and Academic Settings
- Section 2.3—Reverse Discrimination
- Section 2.4—Hate Groups
- Chapter 3—Overview and Types of Discrimination
- Section 3.1—Forms of Discrimination: Individual and Systemic Discrimination
- Section 3.2—Discrimination Based on Race
- Section 3.3—Discrimination Based on Religion
- Section 3.4—Discrimination Based on Sex
- Section 3.5—Discrimination Based on Age
- Section 3.6—Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
- Section 3.7—Disability and Discrimination
- Section 3.8—Commonalities across Minority Experiences and Intersectionality
- Chapter 4—Analyzing Socioeconomic Status as a Discrimination Ground
- Part 2 · EVOLUTION OF SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICA
- Chapter 5—Laws and Movements around Discrimination in America: Early-Middle History
- Section 5.1—Constitution - Original, Amendments, Current
- Section 5.2—Naturalization Act of 1790
- Section 5.3—13th Amendment and Abolition of Slavery
- Section 5.4—Jim Crow Laws
- Section 5.5—In re Ah Yup 1878
- Section 5.6—Poll Taxes: The History of Disenfranchisement
- Section 5.7—Plessy v. Ferguson: The Doctrine of Separate But Equal
- Section 5.8—Immigration Act of 1917
- Section 5.9—Women’s Suffrage
- Section 5.10—Indian Citizenship Act
- Section 5.11—The Holocaust: The American Response
- Section 5.12—Internment of Japanese Americans
- Chapter 6—Laws and Movements around Discrimination in America: Late History-2010
- Section 6.1—Brown v. Board of Education: The End of State-Sanctioned Racial Segregation
- Section 6.2—One Incorporated v. Olesen: The First Gay Rights Ruling
- Section 6.3—Civil-Rights Movements: Important Events and Key Activists
- Section 6.4—Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Section 6.5—Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Section 6.6—Loving v. Virginia: Legalizing Interracial Marriage
- Section 6.7—The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- Section 6.8—Roe v. Wade and Women’s Reproductive Rights
- Section 6.9—Equality Act of 1974
- Section 6.10—The Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975: Expanding Minority Voting Rights
- Section 6.11—Anti-Drug Abuse Act and War on Drugs
- Section 6.12—Immigration Act of 1990
- Section 6.13—Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Repeal Act of 2011
- Section 6.14—The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Section 6.15—The U.S.A. Patriot Act and the Rise of Islamophobia
- Chapter 7—Laws and Movements around Discrimination in America: 2010-Present
- Section 7.1—Affirmative Action Law
- Section 7.2—Black Lives Matter (BLM)
- Section 7.3—Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
- Section 7.4—Executive Order 13767 and Migrant Detention Camps
- Section 7.5—#MeToo
- Section 7.6—Taking Down Statues from the Civil War and Confederacy
- Part 3 · THE IMPACT OF DISCRIMINATION
- Chapter 8—Impact of Racism and Discrimination on Physical, Mental, and Social Well-being
- Chapter 9—Disparities in Health Outcomes and Access to Healthcare
- Section 9.1—Discrimination in Healthcare as a Barrier to Care
- Section 9.2—Health Disparities Experienced by Racial/Ethnic Minorities
- Section 9.3—COVID-19 and Race and Ethnicity
- Chapter 10—Impact of Discrimination on Economic Well-being: Education and Employment
- Section 10.1—Us vs. Them: A Fractured Education System
- Section 10.2—Employment
- Section 10.3—Everyday Gender Bias - What Does It Look Like?
- Section 10.4—The Double Bind: Likeability vs. Capability
- Section 10.5—Gendered Career Paths and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
- Section 10.6—Disability Rights Are Human Rights: Ableism in the Workplace
- Chapter 11—Discrimination in Housing, Rent, Mortgages despite Fair Housing Laws
- Section 11.1—Understanding The Fair Housing Act
- Section 11.2—Forms of Housing Discrimination
- Section 11.3—Measuring Trends In Housing Discrimination
- Chapter 12—The Community Impact of Hate Crimes
- Chapter 13—Impact of Discrimination in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice System
- Chapter 14—The Debate over Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination
- Part 4 · BEST PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND REPORTING DISCRIMINATION
- Chapter 15—How to Talk about Racism and Discrimination with Your Family
- Chapter 16—How to Navigate Racism and Discrimination in Educational Institutions
- Section 16.1—How to Navigate Racism and Discrimination in High School
- Section 16.2—How to Navigate Racism and Discrimination on Campus and in Greek Life
- Chapter 17—How to Navigate Racism and Discrimination in Organized Sports
- Chapter 18—Preventing and Responding to Discrimination at the Workplace
- Section 18.1—Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices
- Section 18.2—Filing a Charge of Discrimination
- Section 18.3—Protection against Retaliation for Discrimination Complaint
- Chapter 19—Public Accommodations: Know Your Rights
- Chapter 20—Advancing Inclusion through Allyship and Advocacy
- Chapter 21—Identifying and Mitigating Bias
- Section 21.1—The Neuroscience of Breaking Bias
- Section 21.2—Learning to Unlearn Personal and Organizational Biases
- Part 5 • ADDITIONAL HELP AND INFORMATION
- Glossary of Terms Related to Discrimination
- Directory of Support Organizations
- Contributors