Claire Rubman

Annual Editions: Culture and Diversity

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The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Each Annual Editions volume has a number of features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use; including a brief overview for each unit, as well as Learning Outcomes, Critical Thinking questions, and Internet References to accompany each article. Go to the McGraw-Hill Create® Annual Editions Article Collection at http://www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/annualeditions to browse the entire collection. Select individual Annual Editions articles to enhance your course, or access and select the entire Rubman: Annual Editions: Culture and Diversity, 1/e book here http://create.mheducation.com/createonline/index.html#qlink=search%2Ftext%3Disbn:1260664554 for an easy, pre-built teaching resource. Visit http://create.mheducation.com for more information on other McGraw-Hill titles and special collections.

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• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 211mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781260664553
• ISBN-10: 1260664554
• Artikelnr.: 53779655

Autorenporträt

Claire N. Rubman is a professor at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY, where she has taught for the past 18 years. She has also spent time in the classroom as a kindergarten teacher in London, England, and California, USA. Born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, she earned her PhD and MA degrees in cognitive, developmental psychology from the State University of New York in Stony Brook. She holds a BA degree from Glasgow University and she also earned her Fellowship and Licentiateship (Teachers Diploma) from the London College of Music in London, England, where she currently serves as an external examiner.

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Unit 1: Social Media and the Influence of the Internet
#NODARETOOSTUPID, Jessica Firger, Newsweek, 2016
What prompts a teen to participate in viral crazes such as setting
themselves on fire? What drives them to attempt dangerous feats such as
#EraserChallenge or #CinnamonChallenge? What, or who, should we blame when
adolescents act in crazy ways? Is it the internet's fault? Can we blame
their hormones, specifically dopamine? Dr. Jay Giedd attempts to explain
why the developing adolescent brain is so susceptible to internet dares and
challenges.
Jihad In the Age of Twitter, Warren Richey, Moment Magazine, 2015
How are terrorists using the Internet and social media to recruit new
members? What do we really know about ISIS and their use of social media to
engage our children's minds? Read about how they attract adolescents to
their cause and how they manipulate their thinking. Read about "Jihadi girl
power" and the "slow motion kidnapping" of our children.
School Children Charged with Sexting Offences, Henrietta Cook, Legaldate,
2016
How do children view the internet and their place within it? Ten to
seventeen-year-olds have been charged as "sexting offenders" because they
sent explicit images to their friends without necessarily understanding the
real-world implications of this act. They engage in "slut of the year"
contests and they cyberbully others. Read about how Australia is trying to
combat internet misuse at a younger age. Learn how to keep a child "cyber
safe."
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Jean M. Twenge, The Atlantic, 2017
Read about the changes in emotional states that began around 2012 and that
have been attributed to cellphone usage. Read about the related changes in
behavior as a result of too much phone time. Follow Athena and the
"i-generation" and learn about the soaring rates of depression and suicide
among this generation. Read about how they socialize less, date less, are
less sexually active and spend more time around their parents than the
millennials or previous generations.
What are They Looking For? Catherine Jackson, Therapy Today, 2015
Who is most likely to become radicalized - the rich or the poor, the old or
the young? Read about surprising climates and cultures that are potential
breeding grounds for radicalization. Learn more about the social, emotional
and psychological motivators that might drive a person to such radical
thoughts and behaviors.
Unit 2: Immigration Issues in the 21st Century
I'm Getting Kicked Out? Mary Pilon, Entrepreneur, 2017
Why is Alessandro Babini facing deportation? He is of French and
Italian-Lebanese descent but he would like to live and work here in the
United States. Having completed a graduate degree at MIT, he went on to
create his own company. His company offers employment opportunities to
others, yet he is being asked to leave the United States because his visa
has expired. Learn what his company has in common with Tesla, SpaceX and
Uber. Read about the potential for an "entrepreneurial visa."
The Scary New Normal for Immigrants, Arun Gupta, Progressive, 2017
There are around 11,000,000 undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Can an executive order truly "criminalize" all 11 million? Read about the
lives of individual immigrants such as Ignacio who traveled from Guatemala
to Oregon to build a new life for himself. Is he an honest worker just
trying to provide a better life for himself or is he a dangerous criminal
that should be rounded up by ICE and deported immediately. . .
Coming to America, Ann Morse, State Legislatures, 2017
About 1,000,000 immigrants arrive in the United States annually. Who are
these people? Where do they come from and what do they do when they arrive
here? Making up a total of 13% of the U.S. population, how do immigrants
contribute to our economy? Read the discussion on whether jobs are being
taken away from American workers. Read about those who become citizens,
learn English and adopt American values.
Inside Out, Pamela Colloff, Texas Monthly, 2017
Is the term "illegal immigrant" a slur? Can a person be illegal or does
this only describe an act? Read about the Twitter campaign "KRGVBasta"
designed to encourage a local TV station to change its terminology. Read
about how a local community has attempted to redefine the media. Read about
how they have also tackled the media's perception of gays and lesbians
within their community.
In Case of Deportation. . .DACA-protected Parents Make Plans for Their
Kids, Alexandra Tempus, Progressive, 2018
Read about 3,063 DACA beneficiaries who were survey in a recent study.
Follow Laura's story. She is just one of the millions of DACA recipients.
She is a mother herself to an American citizen. Learn about her life as an
undocumented immigrant mother. Read about the fear she experiences on a
daily basis of being separated from her child. Read about the complexities
that she faces as she tries to set up a "power of attorney" in lieu of
legal guardianship for her child.
Immigrant Influxes Put U.S. Schools to the Test, Corey Mitchell, Education
Week, 2016
School districts are charged with the responsibility of educating
immigrants from many nations speaking many languages. St. Cloud school
district, for example, has seen a 350% increase in English language
learners in the past 15 years including Somalis. Read about how districts
make students feel welcome in a culturally appropriate environment. Learn
about the challenges including support services, prayer rooms and pork free
lunch menus.
We Were Different, Julia G. Young, Commonweal, 2018
Are immigrants of "yester-year" more tolerant of today's immigrant
population? Are today's immigrants the same as those who came from Ireland,
Italy and Eastern Europe so many generations ago? Do they assimilate? Read
about Catholic immigration to the United States around the 1840s. Learn
about the similarities and differences in immigrant populations and
attitudes. Learn about how they blended culture, language and tradition to
assimilate. Read about the author's surprising findings when she taught an
undergraduate course on migration.
Unit 3: Violence against Our Society
We Didn't Create a Monster, Max Kutner, Newsweek, 2015
What happens to a family when your child is the shooter in a mass attack?
Read about Ray Tryberg, the father of a school shooter. He lives on a
reservation near Seattle. Read about how he lost his job, his friends and
his family. Read about other Native Americans who have also perpetrated
acts of mass terror. Read about the alarming rates of drug use, abuse and
suicide among Native American teenagers. Learn about poor graduation rates
and lower life expectancy.
Focus Your Attention on the Victims and Their Families, Ella Rhodes, The
Psychologist, 2015
Columbine, Newton, Parkland and Umpqua-all locations synonymous with mass
shootings. To what extent is the media glorifying these situations and
encouraging copycat acts? Should we follow the Mayor of Douglas County's
advice and refuse to name these shooters. Should we deny them the publicity
that they seek and stifle their message? Read about how we could turn these
murders into antiheroes. . .
Without a Trace, Cara Tabachnick, Marie Claire, 2015
Learn why only 32 of every 100 rapes are reported to the police. Read about
why an average of only two of those rapists will ever see jail time. Learn
about the difficulties associated with prosecuting rape that involves drugs
such as Rohypnol or GHB. Follow the assault on Megan and her subsequent
realization that she had indeed been raped. Discover how high-profile cases
such as the one against Bill Crosby are bringing discussions on date rape
to the public forum.
Trigger Warnings, Mark Follman, Mother Jones, 2015
Mass shootings occurred every 200 days in the United States between 1982
and 2011. Learn about a program that has been developed to help to protect
our mental health before we act on our impulses. It teaches people to deal
with issues before they turn violent. Learn about the red flags that threat
assessment teams watch for such as social rejection, written hit lists or
an attempt to buy a gun. Read about their intervention technique.
Unit 4: Potential Solutions to Ongoing Societal Issues
Curb Civilian Distracted Driving, Michelle Perin, Law Enforcement
Technology, 2017
It is estimated that around 660,000 people use their cell phones while they
drive. In one year alone, 3,477deaths were attributed to distracted driving
and 391,000 people were injured as a result of this behavior. In order to
send a short 5-second text message while you drive, you have to take your
eyes off the road for the equivalent of the length of an entire football
field. Even just talking on the phone while you drive can increase your
risk of an accident by four-fold. Texting causes the risk to increase by 23
times. Learn about attempts to curb this often fatal behavior.
Spotting the Danger Signs in Schools, Tim Goral, District
Administration, 2016
There have been 262 school and college shootings since 1999 when Dylan
Klebold and Eric Harris shot their classmates in Littleton, CO. Read about
the universal warning signs and behaviors. Learn about work by forensic
psychologists to prevent more attacks. Discover "shooter leakage" and learn
about the role that social media plays. Read about how Instagram, Snapchat
and Twitter are involved and the technology that is being designed to
prevent these despicable acts in the future.
Down to the DNA, Sherree Geyer, PN, 2015
Is it possible that we could find a way to repair the spinal cord after
injury? In the past, spinal cord injuries have left victims with paralysis.
Stem cell therapies looked promising in the past but a new concept appears
to be offering new hope-gene therapy. Read about the promise and the
difficulties associated with gene therapy.
Pharming: Pill Parties Can Be Deadly for Teens, Susan Solecki and Renee
Turchi, Contemporary Pediatrics, 2014
Ever heard of "skittling" or "skittle parties?" How about "robotripping?"
In a nation where 50% of Americans have at least one prescription
medication, is it any wonder that it has led to wide scale abuse? Read
about "pill parties" where party-goers bring any type of medication to a
party and throw it into a communal bowl. Each person then swallows a
handful of the mixture leading to untold consequences as the pills are
often washed down with alcohol. How can we, as a nation, do better to
prevent such blatant abuse of prescription medication?
Treating Opioid Addiction, Sally Satel, National Review, 2017
About 35,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2015. Every hour,
three to four people die from this epidemic that was spurred by a massive
increase in prescription narcotic painkillers in the 1990s. An influx of
heroin from Mexico in 2007-2008 only served to exacerbate this problem. To
address this epidemic, "bupe" is offered to addicts to help them through
withdrawal. They are also offered incentives if their urine tests clean.
These incentives include redeemable vouchers or paid employment. Read about
the success rates for these behavior modification techniques.
A Pretence of Progress, Jeremy Seabrook, New Internationalist, 2017
Where did the concept of a "welfare state" come from and who benefits from
it? Read about the changing role of women throughout the 20th century.
Learn how racism, discrimination and equality are linked to our social
structure. Does a welfare state help or hinder progress, for example,
within the LGTB community? Has a welfare state created more equality or
inequality?
We Are All of Us Other, Dwight Turner, Therapy Today, 2016
When you are asked to select a box to tick for gender, what do you pick,
male, female, or "other?" Which box do you select for race, White,
Hispanic, Black or "other?" What about those who do not fit neatly into the
assigned boxes? Consider the notion in that we identify ourselves not just
as "who we are" but also as "who we are not". . . Read about the roots of
our sense of identity and our social desire to ostracize others who are not
like us.
Screwed Up, Little Despots? Alice Violett, Psychologist, 2016
Read about the advantages and disadvantages of being an "only" child. Learn
about the historical perspective dating back to the 1850s and read about
whether opinions have changed in recent years. How do children with no
siblings perform in school, do they differ in their social skills from
children with siblings and are their verbal or emotional skills on par?
What is the long-term prognosis for those without siblings? Do they grow
into selfish, lonely adults or does marriage ease their psyche?
Unit 5: Technology, Dangerous Trends, and Addiction
They Know Where You Live, Simon Parkin, New Statesman, 2016
What is "swatting?" Read about the victims of this horrible prank. Meet
Justine Roberts and read about her horrifying experience. Learn about
"doxxing" and the havoc that it can also reek on people's lives. Think, as
you read, about how we could prevent these attacks from happening in the
future.
Adolescent Social Media Addiction (revisited), Mark D. Griffiths and Daria
J. Kuss, Education & Health, 2017
What are the psychological implications for computer and technology usage?
Read about the potential for intrapsychic conflict, interpersonal issues
and relationship problems. Read how adolescents and children respond
differently than adults in this viral world. Learn about "FOMO"-fear of
missing out and its relationship to addiction. Discover how some people
react when they are separated from their cell phone-"NOMOphobia" or no
mobile phone phobia. Read the discussion that suggests that social media
systems may be creating mood modifications that create withdrawal symptoms
when they are removed.
Preventing Addiction, Nancy Blanning, LILIPOH, 2016
Behavioral addictions are on the rise among children. How could we reverse
this frightening trend? How do we nurture a child's independence and avoid
stifling his or her natural curiosity while providing a safe and secure
online environment? Read about will power and the destructive nature of
technology for children under seven years of age. Read about addiction
prevention-helping children to avoid crossing the threshold to compulsive
behavior.
Peggy Sue Got Sexted, Nina Burleigh, Newsweek, 2016
How do you "grow up female online?" Read about what teenage girls are
concerned about. Nancy Jo Sales interviewed over 200 teenage girls. She
listed to their concerns about many issues including social networking. One
pervasive concern was the over-sexualization of women including provocative
photos, "slut shaming," online porn, cyberbullying, and "slut pages."
Unit 6: Social and Cultural Issues in Our Daily Lives
After #MeToo, Jane Fonda et al, The Nation, 2018
White women are pioneering the fight for sexual equality and freedom from
harassment in the workplace thanks to the #metoo movement. However, Anita
Hill, an African American woman, fought her very public battle back in
1991. Read five different women's perspectives on this movement as it gains
momentum. Is it a "witch hunt" or is it a legitimate fight against
discrimination and harassment in the workplace? Join this discussion that
focuses on specific jobs such as the food service industry. Read about how
women please their customers "at all costs" to keep their jobs and secure
their tips. Read about the shift in behaviors when power and salaries are
equal in the workplace.
Wanted: Compassion, Bryan Goodwin, Educational Leadership, 2017
Which do parents care more about-good grades or being a caring person in
society? Do we lack civility and empathy in our lives? Do we, as a nation,
demonstrate compassion? Read more about empathy and how we insulate
ourselves from it. Did you know, for example, that the same neural pathways
fire when we see other people experience pain as when we experience pain
ourselves?
Minors Buy E-cigs Online with Ease. What about Pot? Roger Collier, Canadian
Medical Association Journal, 2017
Teens can purchase e-cigarettes online with relative ease. Age is not
routinely verified with online sales. This is in stark contrast to "in
person" sales where ID is required to verify proof of age. This has raised
fears about online sales of other goods such as marijuana. Read about
recent research and its findings.
For Kids, Living Room Can Be a Classroom, Rebecca Alwine, Army Magazine,
2016
Why would parents choose to homeschool their child? For some, the perceived
social isolation and the intense time spent with parents seem like serious
issues associated with homeschooling. For others, such as military
families, it offers a chance to spend precious time together and avoids the
inconvenience of starting at a new school every time the family shifts
their location. Meet the Denman family and experience education from their
perspective.
The 'Minority' Man? Jessica McCarrick, New Voices, 2015
With all the talk focused on the #metoo movement, let's take a moment to
focus on male victims of sexual violence. "Intimate partner violence" is
looked at as a human issue rather than a female issue by McCarrick as she
explores the trauma experienced by male victims. Read how gender
stereotyping and emotional stoicism compound this stigma associated with
male victims as a fear of being ridiculed often keeps them from reporting
crimes.
What's Sex Got to Do with It? New Internationalist, 2017
Brazilian women in public office are often criticized for their hairstyle,
their clothing, their partner or lack thereof but do the same standards
hold true for men in the same position? Women in the public eye are also
described differently than their male counterparts, for example they are
bossy or harsh rather than firm or commanding. Transgender women also
experience discrimination and hostility. Read about Jair Bolsonaro and the
Brazilian culture that discriminates against women and homosexuals in a
culture of rape, e conomic inequity and racial intolerance.
Two Minds, Bruce Goldman, Stanford Medicine, 2017
What do "up-to-date molecular tools" tell us about the male and female
brain that we didn't already know? Read about our neural circuits that are
responsible for regulating our behavior including mating habits, parenting
decisions, and aggression. Read about our differences including our
hormones, the size of our brains, and our sex chromosomes. Differentiate
between biological differences and cultural differences as you read.
Why Black Lives Matter Still Matters, Peniel E. Joseph, New Republic, 2017
How do we fight institutional racism? How do we change economic injustice?
Read about how the "Black Lives Matter" movement began. Read about the BLM
movement and its non-violent social disobedience impetus. Learn about
Carmichael's call for radical self-determination and his agenda that
includes redistributing resources and wealth along with improving schools,
housing and medical resources.
Unit 7: LGBT Concerns and Issues
No Labels on the Table, Ellen M Santistevan, Massage & Bodyworks, 2017
How do you know who you are? Ellen Santistevan poses this question as she
discusses gender and labels. Read about identity and think about another
question that Santistevan poses: "have you ever been afraid to be genuinely
yourself?" What happens when gender and sex cannot be represented by neat
and tidy descriptions? Read about the 2,000,000 transgender and 5.4 million
intersex members of our society. Learn about the gender spectrum.
Divorce, Child Custody, and the LGBT Community, Gary Hurtubise, Gay Parent
Magazine, 2017
What happens to the children when a same sex relationship ends? Christina
lost custody of her two biological children (to her parents). She then
discovered that she had no legal rights to her two children that were
carried by her same sex partner, Kim. Christina's name is not on their
birth certificates but she was ordered to pay child support. Read this
article to learn the details of Christina's life and how this could
possibly have transpired.
A Second Puberty, Jessica Firger, Newsweek, 2016
Read about Jordan, one of the 700,000 transgender adolescents in our
community. Read about the issues and concerns surrounding transgender
students. When, for example, should adolescents like Jordan use hormones or
surgery to reassign their gender? Should we make decisions about our gender
before puberty?
The New Girl, Rhyannon Styles, Diva Magazine, 2017
Trans individuals are often thought of as being born in the wrong body.
Meet Rhyannon Styles. She was assigned a male gender at birth but she did
not grow up hating her body. Learn about her slow transition and her
discovery of her female identity. Read about her journey as she declined
gender confirmation surgery. Listen to her voice as she challenges the
status quo.
Transgender, Erin Digitale, Stanford Medicine, 2017
Think about the concept of gender-what does it mean to be male or female in
today's society? What happens when there is a mismatch between a child's
internal sense of self and his or her external physical appearance? How do
children discuss this discrepancy with their parents? How do parents react?
Do they view it as a "phase" that the child will "grow out of?" Read about
Noah's experiences, his struggle to understand himself and his family's
reaction. Learn about the several thousand teens across the country who are
currently transitioning from male to female or vice versa. Read about how
therapists support them by assessing three key defining characteristics;
insistence, persistence and consistence. Read about the support network
that should be in place for nonbinary or transitioning children and teens.
Are pediatricians trained, educated, and able to serve these children?