Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice: The LGBT Community

by Jaime Seba

Overview

Different skin colors, different languages, different religions, different abilities--these are all things that sometimes cause us to judge other people unfairly. In the case of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, people are judged based on their sexual relationships. Today, people who identify as LGBT are some of the least understood members of our society. Learn more about what prejudice means for the LGBT community today. 'Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice: The LGBT Community" discusses the history of prejudice toward this group, the laws that protect people against discrimination--and what you can do to fight the prejudice you find in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422293409
Publisher:	Mason Crest
Publication date:	09/29/2014
Series:	Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persisten
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	6 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5–8—Each volume opens with a chapter that defines prejudice, stereotypes, and racism with examples. The second chapters discuss the history of prejudice against the groups of people, followed by chapters containing first-person accounts from victims. The concluding sections tell readers how to combat prejudice in themselves and others. Captioned photos and sidebars supplement the texts. The titles have a cookie-cutter feel, with all four sharing almost identical first and last chapters. There are also some content weaknesses: Jews doesn't even wade into the complicated historical and contemporary relationship between Islam and Judaism, and LGBT presents a highly controversial claim of the early Christian church officially blessing gay marriage as an established fact. These factors limit effectiveness, and the books do not stand out in a crowded field.

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