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The quest for identity : from minority groups to generation Xers

Title
  1. The quest for identity : from minority groups to generation Xers / Donald M. Taylor.
Published by
  1. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2002.
Author
  1. Taylor, Donald M.

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Description
  1. x, 133 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. Drawing on his research in Canada, the US, South Africa and Indonesia, Taylor examines the impact of assimilation and policies of cultural diversity and multiculturalism on groups experiencing profound social problems. He proposes solutions.
Subject
  1. Group identity
  2. Identity (Psychology)
  3. Ethnicity
  4. group identity
  5. ethnicity
  6. Ethnische Identität
  7. Identiteit
  8. Etnisch bewustzijn
  9. Jongeren
  10. Probleemgedrag
Contents
  1. Collective identities in crisis -- Society's disadvantaged groups : the grim reality -- Collective identity : a person's primary psychological blueprint -- Traditional explanations for group differences : the usual suspects -- Valueless colonialism and the destruction of collective identity -- Collective identity overload : a threat to society's most disadvantaged and not so disadvantaged groups -- Collective demotivation -- Toward a healthy collective identity.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-129) and index.