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Book SynopsisLearning about the history of cultural conflict helps teachers reduce it in classrooms. This book shows our common origins and reviews sources of conflict in the former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East. It reveals how prejudice and stereotypes about racial and religious minorities create problems in our schools.
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Act I: Origins and Diaspora Chapter 1: Africa: The Motherland and Human Diversity Chapter 2: Different and the Same: The Role of Heredity and Environment in Intellectual and Athletic Achievement Act II: Bumps Along the Road Chapter 3: “By the Sweat of Thy Brow”: How Work Transformed Society and Created Social Inequality Chapter 4: Upsetting Equilibrium: Population Pressure and Immigration Chapter 5: Why We Fear and Loathe “the Other” Chapter 6: Fundamentalism and Religious Intolerance Chapter 7: “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” Inequality and the Roots of Terrorism Act III: Reunification Chapter 8: Technology, Freedom and Religious Fundamentalism Chapter 9: How You Can Make Reunification a Reality Postscript: How to Create Inclusive Classrooms
