"Multiculturalism" is the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviours, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles
Multiculturalism is extremely important in the classroom, and it is important for teachers to not have prejudice within their classrooms. This means that teachers should incorporate multi-cultural education in their curriculum. As an art teacher specifically we should show artwork from cultures around the world. There will always be students that come from different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures in the classroom. By including multiple cultures the teacher is exposing their students to the world, and by including their culture and other cultures the teacher is letting them know that their heritage is as important as everyone else's. Additionally, this makes a connection to the student and gains their attention.
A Class divided
A Class Divided is a very interesting documentary about a lesson on prejudice given by a teacher in the 1960's where the teacher divided the students based upon their eye color, telling one group that they were better while the other group was inferior. This was a direct reflection of what was happening to minorities in the United States at that time, and the discrimination that still occurs to this day.
Color Lines
Chapter Synopsis:
"Core Contributions” exemplifies how sociologists and other social scientists think about race-related groups and topics—in this case the demographics of race, the construction of group identities, and the social psychology of prejudice and racism.
Chapters in the “Cultural Contexts” section engage race and diversity in and through cultural realms—ranging from mass media and sports to the environment—in which powerful racial dimensions are sometimes overlooked.
Finally, the “Critical Takes” chapters provide sociological commentary, perspective, and reflections on the problematic structure and future of race relations in the United States.
Chapter Synopsis:
"Core Contributions” exemplifies how sociologists and other social scientists think about race-related groups and topics—in this case the demographics of race, the construction of group identities, and the social psychology of prejudice and racism.
Chapters in the “Cultural Contexts” section engage race and diversity in and through cultural realms—ranging from mass media and sports to the environment—in which powerful racial dimensions are sometimes overlooked.
Finally, the “Critical Takes” chapters provide sociological commentary, perspective, and reflections on the problematic structure and future of race relations in the United States.