group identity

Helps define identity in simple terms, even when dealing with seemingly difficult concepts such as gender and belonging.

"Students will learn about the many similarities and differences between United States citizens and how to celebrate this rich diversity in this valuable book. Vivid photographs will help students understand how America's great fabric of ethnicities makes the nation's communities multicultural and strong. This . . . text written especially for young readers is complete with a glossary that helps students improve their vocabulary skills. The knowledge in this book, which aligns with social studies curricula, will help students become compassionate and engaged citizens"--Provided by publisher.

"Your Black Friend is an open letter from your black friend to you about race, racism, friendship and alienation"--Back cover.

"A revolutionary new understanding of identity, showing how our groups have a powerful influence on our feelings, beliefs, and behavior--and how these shared identities can inspire both personal change and social movements"--.

Tired of staying in seclusion since the death of her best friend, a fourteen-year-old Native American girl takes on a photographic assignment with her local newspaper to cover events at the Native American summer youth camp.

"From SoulCycle to Scientology, we're all obsessed with cults. Linguist Amanda Montell examines the language cults use to draw us in"--.

The authors share insight they gained through a fifty-state tour, during which they interviewed hundreds of people about race and identity. Demonstrates the power sharing and hearing personal stories has on changing the course of racial inequality.

"Japan, after suffering from a massive irreparable disaster, cuts itself off from the world. Children are so weak they can barely stand or walk: the only people with any get-go are the elderly. Mumei lives with his grandfather Yoshiro, who worries about him constantly. They carry on a day-to-day routine in what could be viewed as a post-Fukushima time with all the children born ancient--frail and gray-haired, yet incredibly compassionate and wise. Mumei may be enfeebled and feverish, but he is a beacon of hope, full of wit and free of self-pity and pessimism. Yoshiro concentrates on nourishing Mumei, a strangely wonderful boy who offers 'the beauty of the time that is yet to come'--Amazon.

Examines the issue of national identity from a variety of international perspectives.