This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies of our present and future. The reprinted selections are contextualized in new interpretive essays written specifically for this volume.

Every Thursday night the swinging couples mixed their mates... along with their martinis. But The Dreamers club, once joined, is hard to leave.

This study guide contains fundamental sociological definitions and principles which are specifically designed to aid students. Topics covered include: social structure & culture, formal organizations, socialization & deviance, basic concepts of demography, population changes, social inequality & stratification, social classes, race, gender & inequality, economy, politics & education, family, religion & more!

A thirtieth anniversary edition of the landmark work on race, power, and education—repackaged for a new generationSince its original publication, education professor Lisa Delpit’s Other People’s Children has become a foundational text in the struggle for equity in education. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, researcher, and Black woman navigating predominantly white institutions, the MacArthur Award-winning educator offers a searing critique of how p...

Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the Efe community in Zaire, infants routinely use machetes with safety and some skill, although U.S. middle-class adults often do not trust young children with knives. What explains these marked differences in the capabilities of these children? Until recently, traditional understandings of human developmen...

Rebecca has long admired the unfathomably wealthy man who employs her as a maid. Little does Rebecca know, Adam, her employer, has long contemplated impure thoughts about Rebecca's voluptuous and curvy body. As a man of extreme power and wealth, Adam knows exactly what he wants, and he knows that he will certainly get it no matter the cost.No paper-thin woman would ever fill Adam's desires; it will take the exquisite beauty of Rebecca and her seductive curves to satisfy Adam's lust...

Multiple-award-winner Geneva Gay has updated her foundational text for culturally responsive teaching to keep it relevant for today’s diverse students. This perennial favorite is the go-to resource for teacher professional learning and education courses.Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. ...

He taught her how to trust again.Recently divorced, Amber Nolan is not looking for romance, but when her best friend invites her to spend a week in the sun in the Caribbean, Amber meets a special kind of man who makes her question her decision to never fall in love again.Mark Castel is charming, sexy, and looking for the woman of his dreams. After one, intense encounter, he thinks that woman is Amber, and sets out to put hi...

In this provocative new book, renowned educator and philosopher Nel Noddings extends her influential work on the ethics of care toward a compelling objective—global peace and justice. She asks: If we celebrate the success of women becoming more like men in professional life, should we not simultaneously hope that men become more like women—in caring for others, rejecting violence, and valuing the work of caring both publicly and personally? Drawing on current work on evolution, and bringin...

When Elizabeth was hired as the new live-in maid, Roger though he had never seen anyone more beautiful. At his young age, he fell wildly in love with her. What evolves in this fascinating story can only be described as a contemporary example of evil, depravity and destruction. Although written in a modern-day setting, the reader is unable to avoid the feeling in being in an era when such deeds were considered unspeakable, and could only happen in a socially immoral country alien to ours.

Brady's had a crush on Ralph for longer than he can remember... And, who is this man? Ralph just happens to be his father's best friend!While Ralph may be in his late thirties, and almost double his age, as far as Brady's concerned, the man is H O T!!With rugged looks, a muscular bod, tons of masculine charm and a delicious ass that's haunted Brady for years, what's not to love?It gets better: Brady's pretty certain that Ralph's been checking him out lately, which i...

The Knowledge Deficit illuminates the real issue in education today -- without an effective curriculum, American students are losing the global education race. In this persuasive book, the esteemed education critic, activist, and best-selling author E.D. Hirsch, Jr., shows that although schools are teaching the mechanics of reading, they fail to convey the knowledge needed for the more complex and essential skill of reading comprehension. Hirsch corrects popular misconceptions about hot is...