Preventing Prejudice

Joe Ponterotto is Professor and Coordinator of the Counseling Psychology Program at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Prior to his arrival at Fordham in 1987, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Active in APA and ACA, Joe is also the author of numerous journal articles and books and coeditor of Sage's Handbook of Multicultural Counseling.

The Second Edition of Preventing Prejudice has been completely revised and expanded to provide the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of prejudice and racism currently available. The new edition of this book not only presents a comprehensive overview of prejudice and racism but also includes practical tools for combating prejudice development in children, adolescents and adults.

Foreword by James M. JonesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. Prejudice and Racism: Prevalence and Consequences1. Understanding Prejudice and Racism The Problem of Hate Purpose and Focus of This Book Some Important Definitions Understanding Prejudice Understanding Racism Chapter Summary2. Some Historical Background on the Origins and Evolution of Racial Prejudice Prehistoric Roots of Racial Prejudice Origins of Modern Racial Prejudice Evolution of Racial Prejudice Implications for Prejudice Reduction Chapter Summary3. Causes and Consequences of Racial Prejudice Racism and White Americans Racism and the Black Experience Chapter SummaryPart II. Racial, Biracial, Multiracial, and Lesbian and Gay Identity Development and the Multicultural Personality4. Person of Color (Minority) Identity Development, Mental Health, and Prejudice Erikson¿s and Marciäs Models of Identity Development Hardiman¿s Stages of Social Identity Development General Models of Minority Identity Development Race- and Ethnicity-Specific Models of Minority Identity Development Integration of Identity Models and Relationship to Mental Health and Prejudice Summary of Research Correlates of Identity Stages5. European American (White) Racial Identity Development, Mental Health, and Prejudice Hardiman¿s White Identity Development Model Helms¿ White Racial Identity Model Ponterotto¿s White Racial Consciousness Development Model Rowe, Bennett, and Atkinson¿s White Racial Consciousness Model Integrative Models of White Racial Identity Why Is White Racial Identity Development Important? What Does the Research Say?6. Biracial, Multiracial, and Gay or Lesbian Identity Development Biracial and Multiracial Identity Development Models of Biracial and Multiracial Identity Development Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Development Chapter Summary7. Multicultural Personality Development What Is the Multicultural Personality? How Does the Multicultural Personality Relate to Broader Models of Personality? Chapter SummaryPart III. Proactive Roles in Reducing Prejudice8. Counselor Roles in Prejudice Reduction and Race Relations Traditional Roles of the Counselor Counselor Skills and Prejudice Prevention Work Counselor Roles in Working With Prejudice Chapter Summary9. Teacher Roles in Prejudice Reduction Teacher- and Student-Centered Strategies for Reducing Prejudice Using Curricula and Instructional Techniques to Reduce Prejudice Chapter Summary10. Parent Roles in Prejudice Reduction Children and Prejudice Early Formation of Racial Attitudes and Preferences How Do Parents, Peers, and Personality Influence Prejudice Levels in Children? What Parents Can Do to Promote Tolerance in Their Children Chapter SummaryPart IV. Practical Exercises for Multicultural Awareness and Prejudice Reduction An Orientation to Practical Exercises for Multicultural Awareness and Prejudice Reduction11. Race Relations in Elementary and Middle Schools Exercise 1: The Label Game Exercise 2: Patterns of Difference Exercise 3: Symbols of Our Culture Exercise 4: One Situation But Many Interpretations Chapter Summary12. Race Relations in High School Exercise 5: Being Normal and Being Abnormal Exercise 6: Stereotypes Exercise 7: Personal Culture History Exercise 8: Predicting the Decision of a Resource Person From the Community Chapter Summary13. Race Relations on the College Campus Exercise 9: A Classroom Debate Exercise 10: Analysis of a Newspaper Article Through Role Playing Exercise 11: Designing a Multiethinic Simulation Exercise 12: Lump Sum Chapter Summary14. Race Relations in the Community Exercise 13: Critical Incidents Exercise 14: The Intrapersonal Cultural Grid Exercise 15: The Interpersonal Cultural Grid Exercise 16: Outside "Experts" Chapter SummaryPart V. Instruments and Resources for Prejudice Prevention Work15. Assessments of Prejudice, Cultural Competence, Stressful Effects of Racism, Racial and Ethnic Identity, and the Multicultural Personality Measures of Racism, Prejudice, and Homophobia Measures of Multicultural Counseling Competence Measures of Teachers¿ Multicultural Competence Measures of the Stressful Effects of Racism Measures of Racial and Ethnic Identity Development Measures of the Multicultural Personality Guidelines for Selecting Multicultural Instruments16. A Race Awareness Resource Guide National Organizations Books Films and Videos Popular Movies Working With Films and Books Chapter SummaryAppendix I: The Quick Discrimination Index (QDI)Appendix II: Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS)Appendix III: Teacher Multicultural Attitude Survey (TMAS)Appendix IV: Index of Race-Related Stress-Brief Version (IRRS-B)ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors