Racism

by Harriet Brundle

Overview

What is racism? What are discrimination, prejudice, and racial stereotypes? Why are people racist, and how does racism happen? What does it feel like to experience racism? What impact do the media and the police have on racism? How can we help? Includes a case study of Australian Aboriginal people, and a timeline of racism throughout history, from the rise of the Nazi Party to the 1992 Los Angeles Rodney King verdict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786370358
Publisher:	Booklife
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Series:	Booklife World Issues Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.75(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1090L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Harriet Brundle is the author of more than 30 books on a diverse range of subjects, including the Infographics series, the Materials series, and the Your Faith series.

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2019

Gr 4–8—This uneven series addresses major issues by offering relatively uncomplicated views of complex topics. Simplistic sections, for example, on how it feels to be an immigrant or how others feel about immigrants and refugees provide answers that feel unsatisfactory. Some volumes make good use of powerful photographs. Others, like the title on racism, rely on too many stock photos, at times to cringeworthy effect (the large heading "What are discrimination and prejudice?" is above a picture of a group of incredibly happy-looking people). While the edition on staying safe online feels out of place in the series, it would be useful to have for upper elementary units on digital safety and citizenship. This series has a digital extension (with link and code in the book) providing audio, videos, activities, curated links, quizzes, and more. VERDICT An unexceptional look at issues that require more depth and nuance than are given.

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