"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?": and other conversations about race

Prologue: "Why are all the black kids still sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other conversations about race in the twenty-first century

Introduction: A psychologist's perspective

Defining racism

The complexity of identity

The early years

Identity development in adolescence

Racial identity in adulthood

The development of white identity

White identity, Affirmative Action, and color-blind racial ideology

Critical issues in Latinx, Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern/North African identity development

Identity development in multiracial families

Embracing a cross-racial dialogue

Epilogue: Signs of hope, sites of progress.

A definition of terms. Defining racism, "Can we talk?"

The complexity of identity, "Who am I?"

Understanding blackness in a white context. The early years, "Is my skin brown because I drink chocolate milk?"

Identity development in adolescence, "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"

Racial identity in adulthood, "Still a work in progress ..."

Understanding whiteness in a white context. The development of white identity, "I'm not ethnic, I'm just normal"

White identity and affirmative action, "I'm in favor of affirmative action except when it comes to my jobs"

Beyond black and white. Critical issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American identity development, "There's more than just black and white, you know"

Identity development in multiracial families, "But don't the children suffer?"

Breaking the silence. Embracing a cross-racial dialogue, "We were struggling for the words."