{"product_id":"making-multiculturalism-9780804751643","title":"Making Multiculturalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBryson deconstructs the canon wars and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...Bryson's book is an incisive and provocative account of multiculturalism in action, told in a style that never strains for academic pomposity. In an important way, hers is a telltale reminder that multiculturalism, when it remains as empty talk, can easily become a cover for the deeper structural problems that reproduce social inequality.\" -- \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents  @toc4:List of Tables and Figures\tiii  Acknowledgments\tiii  @toc2:1\tIntroduction: Culture to the Rescue\t0  @toc3:The Myth of Omnipotent Culture\t0  The Research\t0  A Road Map for Cultural Change\t0  @toc2:2\tProfessors and the Press: Definitions of Multiculturalism\t00  @toc3:Multiculturalism in the National Arena\t00  My First Interview\t00  Making Sense of Multiculturalism\t00  Four Themes\t00  Meaninglessness\t00  Diversity\t00  Non-Diversity (Literary Value and the Anti-Canon)\t00  Connections\t00  The Heart of the Multicultural Lotus\t00  Fighting Words\t00  @toc2:3\tAbstraction in Action: Departmental Multiculturalism\t00  @toc3:Ivory Towers\t000  State Star\t00  Multicultural State\t00  Cathletic\t00  Organized Culture\t00  @toc2:4\tTaking Sides in Quicksand: Meaning, Abstraction \u0026amp; Ambiguity\t000  @toc3:The Role of Meaning and Ambiguity in Stancetaking\t000  Abstraction, Responsibility \u0026amp; Opinion\t000  Prestigious Complexity and Public Support\t000  Refinement: Multiple Meanings Lead to Mixed Opinions\t000  @toc2:5\tBoundary Disputes: The Cultural Territories of Academe\t000  @toc3:The \"crisis\" in English literature\t000  State Star\t000  Ivory Towers\t000  Multicultural State\t000  Cathletic University\t000  Conclusion\t000  @toc2:6\tManaging Multiculturalism: Curriculum Strategies for Reducing Conflict\t000  @toc3:Curricular Battlegrounds\t000  Ivory Towers\t000  State Star\t000  MC State\t000  Cathletic University\t000  Conflict and the Curriculum\t000  @toc2:7\tConclusion: Culture to Blame\t000  @toc3:A Policy Response to Bad Culture\t000  Powerful Abstractions\t000  Radical Change Requires Structure\t000  Racist Structures\t000  Beyond Socialization: Speaking Truth to Structure\t000  Translating Cultural Change\t000  @toc4:Notes\t000  References\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405561831767,"sku":"9780804751643","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804751643.jpg?v=1730492839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-multiculturalism-9780804751643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}