Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality - A Brief History of Education of Dominated Cultures in United States

Joel Spring's history of school policies imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization-the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group.

List of contents

1. Deculturalization, Race and Ethnicity, Attitudes of Cultural and Racial Superiority 2. Native Americans/Alaskan Natives: Institutional Racism and Deculturalization 3. African Americans: Globalization and the African Diaspora 4. Asian Americans: Exclusion and Segregation 5. Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx Americans: Exclusion and Segregation 6. The Great Civil Rights Movement and the New Culture Wars 7. Model Students, Religion, White Supremacy and Corporate Culture

About the author

Joel Spring is Professor Emeritus at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

Summary

Joel Spring’s history of school policies imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization—the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group.

Product details

• Authors: Joel Spring, Joel (Queens College Spring, Spring Joel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032800592
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280059-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Educational strategies & policy, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy