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Contributed by Susan Goldstein, University of Redlands

Readings on Teaching About Diversity and Intergroup Relations

Alicea, M., & Kessel, B. (1997). The socially awkward question: A simulation exercise for exploring ethnic and racial labels. Teaching Sociology, 25, 65-71.

Bohan, J. S. (1997). Teaching on the edge: The psychology of sexual orientation. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 27-32.

Bohmer, S., & Briggs, J. L. (1991). Teaching privileged students about gender, race, and class oppression. Teaching Sociology, 19, 154-163.

Boyle, C. E. (1995). Seeing gender in everyday life: A field trip to the mall. Teaching Sociology, 23, 150-154.

Bronstein, P., & Quina, K. (Eds.), (1988). Teaching a psychology of people: Resources for gender and sociocultural awareness. Washington, D. C. : American Psychological Association.

Chesler, M. A., & Zuniga, X. (1991). Dealing with prejudice and conflict in the classroom: The pink triangle exercise. Teaching Sociology, 19, 173-181.

Craig, K. M. (1999). Teaching students about hate and changing awareness. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 44-45.

Crawford, M. (1994). Rethinking the romance: Teaching the content and function of gender stereotypes in the Psychology of Women course. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 151-153.

Davis, N. J. (1992). Teaching about inequality: Student resistance, paralysis, and rage. Teaching Sociology, 20, 232-238.

Eichstedt, J. L. (1996). Heterosexism and the gay/lesbian/bisexual experience. Teaching Strategies and exercises. Teaching Sociology, 24, 384-388.

Enns, C. Z. (1994). On teaching about the cultural relativism of psychological constructs. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 205-211.

Fisher, B. J. (1992). Exploring ageist stereotypes through commercial motion pictures. Teaching Sociology, 20, 280-284.

Ford, T. E., Grossman, R. W., & Jordon, E. A. (1997). Teaching about unintentional racism in introductory psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 186-188.

Friedman, N. L. (1985). Teaching about the Holocaust. Teaching Sociology, 12, 449-461.

Gehrig, G. (1991). Strategies for teaching greater tolerance of cultural diversity. Teaching Sociology, 19, 62-65.

Gilbert, M. K. (1997). Transforming the classroom: Teaching subtle sexism through experiential role-playing. In N. V. Benokraitis (Ed.), Subtle sexism: Current practice and prospects for change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gloria, A. M., Rieckmann, T. R., Rush, J. D. (2000). Issues and recommendations for teaching an ethnic/culture-based course. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 102-1-7.

Goldstein, S. B. (1995). Cross-cultural psychology as a curriculum transformation resource. Teaching of Psychology, 22, 228-232.

Goldstein, S. B. (1997). The power of stereotypes: A labeling exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 24, 256-258.

Goldstein, S. B. (2000). Cross-cultural explorations: Activities in culture and psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Grauerholz, E., & Scuteri, G. M. (1989). Learning to role-take: A teaching technique to enhance awareness of the "other." Teaching Sociology, 17, 480-483.

Harrod, W. J. (1996). Teaching about anti-semitism. Teaching of Sociology, 24, 195-201.

Khan, S. R. (1999). Teaching an undergraduate course on the psychology of racism. Teaching of Psychology, 26, 28-33.

Kowalski, R. M. (2000). Including gender, race, and ethnicity in psychology content courses, Teaching of Psychology, 27, 18-24.

Lawrence, S. M. (1998). Unveiling positions of privilege: A hands-on approach to understanding racism. Teaching of Psychology, 25, 198-200.

Madden, M. E., & Hyde, J. S. (1998). Integrating gender and ethnicity into psychology courses. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 22, 1-12.

Manley, T. (1994). Teaching race and ethnic relations: Do the right thing. Teaching Sociology, 17, 135-163.

Mosley-Howard, G. S., & Harris, Y. R. (1993). Teaching a course in African-American Psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 234-235.

Obach, B. K. (2000). Teaching about institutional discrimination and the controversies of affirmative action. Teaching Sociology, 28, 50-55.

Organista, P. B., Chun, K. M., & Marin, G. (2000). Teaching an undergraduate course on ethnic diversity. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 12-17.

Pence, D. J. (1999). Teaching about race and ethnicity: Trying to uncover white privilege for a white audience. Teaching Sociology, 27, 150-158.

Puente, A. E., Blanch, E., Candland, D. K., Denmark, F. L., Laman, C., Lutsky, N., Reid, P.T., & Schiavo, R. S. (1993). Toward a psychology of variance: Increasing the presence and understanding of ethnic minorities in psychology. In T. V. McGovern (Ed.), Handbook for enhancing undergraduate education in psychology (pp. 71-92). Washington, D. C. : American Psychological Association.

Richard, H. W. (1996). Filmed in Black and white: Teaching the concept of racial identity at a predominantly white university. Teaching of Psychology, 23, 159-161.

Simoni, J. M. (1996). Confronting heterosexism in the teaching of psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 23, 220-226.

Singelis, T. M. (Ed.). (1998). Teaching about culture, ethnicity, & diversity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Tatum, B. D. (1992). Talking about race, learning about racism: The application of racial identity development theory in the classroom. Harvard Educational Review, 62, 1-24.

Tatum, B. D. (1994). Teaching white students about racism: The search for white allies and the restoration of hope. Teachers College Record, 95, 462-476.

White, A. M. (1994). A course in the psychology of oppression: A different approach to teaching about diversity. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 17-23.

Whitten, L. A. (1993). Infusing Black psychology into the introductory psychology course. Teaching of Psychology, 20, 13-21.

Whittlesey, V. (2001). Diversity activities for psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Wurst, S. A., & Wolford, K. (1994). Integrating disability awareness into psychology courses: Applications in abnormal psychology and perception. Teaching of Psychology, 21, 233-235.

Yoder, J. D., & Kahn, A. S. (1993). Working toward an inclusive psychology of women. American Psychologist, 48, 846-850.

Zeller, R. A. (1988). On teaching about discrimination. Teaching Sociology, 16, 61-66.