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Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations Through Friendship
Author: Plummer, Deborah L. Format: Trade Paperback Date: 09/01/2004 Publisher: Pilgrim Press ISBN: 082981602X Inventory Status: Available
Description: Plummer examines contemporary race relations through the lens of friendship and patterns of cross-racial socializing, and offers personal insight as well as perspectives from focus groups she conducted of persons between 15 and 65.
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Handbook of Diversity Management: Beyond Awareness to Competency Based Learning
Author: Plummer, Deborah L. Format: Paperback Date: 02/01/2003 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc. ISBN: 0761824588 Inventory Status: Available
Description: This book brings together a group of diversity practitioners and scholars to address a variety of topics that comprise the growing field of diversity management. The categories of topics include theoretical foundations, skill-based learning and professional issues. With a foreword by Taylor Cox, noted chapter contributors include R. Roosevelt Thomas, Marilyn Loden, Edward Hubbard, Judith Katz, Frederick Miller and other seasoned professionals in the diversity management field.
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Diversity Quiz Format: PDF Size: 62.8 k Download Here Take It On-line
Description: How much do you know about the changing demographics that have influenced the diversity management movement? To find out, take the following quiz. Release the need to be right and jot down your first thought as your answer. Your answers will reveal a lot about your perception of the world and your experiences. A twenty-seven question assessment. Answer sheet and answer key provided.
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Racial Identity Status Self-Assessment Format: PDF Size: 50.9 k Download Here Take It On-line
Description: Racial identity refers to the psychological connection with one's race rather than the mere identification with skin color or demographic category. Take a few minutes to perform the following assessment of your own racial-identity status. A thirty question assessment. Answer key provided.
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Spiritual Practice
Description: The purpose of this survey is to assess the nature of adult spirituality in the Christian faith tradition. Your voluntary participation supports a better understanding of what the important contributors are to an adult's relationship with God and the worship experience. Your responses will be added to our database. Summary Report of results is available. A twenty question survey.
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Friendship Survey Take It On-line
Description: The purpose of this survey is to assess the nature and patterns of your friendships that cross racial lines. Your voluntary participation supports a better understanding of how race relations in America can be improved. A twenty question survey.
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Race Talk in the Workplace: Unraveling Intention and Impact Format: PDF Size: 172 k Download Here
Description: The purpose of this article is to provide a framework for understanding the dynamics of communicating across racial differences. The article delineates a set of skills designed to improve the communication process in mixed-race settings.
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Four Simple Rules for Diversity Practitioners Format: PDF Size: 75.6 k Download Here
Description: By being self-responsible, self-challenging and fully present to our work and to others, we can effectively use ourselves as a tool for behavioral and organizational change.
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