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    <title>Understanding Human Differences</title>
    <subTitle> Multicultural Education for a Diverse America</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Koppelman, Kent L.</namePart>
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    <publisher> Pearson Education</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2014</dateIssued>
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    <edition>4th ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xvi, 381 p. ;  26 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>This foundational textbook introduces the concepts of diversity, prejudice, and discrimination within the American educational landscape. Using a clear four-step analytical framework (individual, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural), it evaluates historical and modern societal inequalities based on race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, and capability. The text aims to move future educators from mere awareness to active multicultural engagement, offering practical strategies to counter bias and foster equity inside contemporary classrooms.</abstract>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Discrimination in education</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Minorities Education</topic>
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    <topic>Multicultural education</topic>
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    <topic>Prejudices</topic>
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