In an attempt to enact equitable practices in U.S. public schools, many critical multicultural and anti-racist theorists, researchers, and practitioners strongly suggest that teacher educators move beyond diversity approaches to multicultural education in their teacher preparation programs to address the more uncomfortable issues of power and equity—namely, racism (Banks & McGee-Banks, 2006; Le...

The present study explores the process of cultural and psychological change that follows intercultural contact (i.e., acculturation) and the wellbeing and social adjustment of 736 Turkish immigrant adolescents aged 13–18 living in six countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Perceived discrimination was the strongest negative predictor of their adaptation outcom...

Ethnic reunion is the propensity of tourists to travel to regions where their ancestors originate from, while cultural affinity is the propensity of tourists to travel to regions with a shared cultural identity. This paper uses a “world migration matrix”, which records the year 1500 origins of the current populations of 159 countries, in a standard tourism gravity equation to provide the first ...

Abstract Cities have always been the place where 'diversity' has settled, within a substantial ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic identity. The author's emphasis on need for cultural policy migration welcoming not in 'moral' terms but relation to mutual interest between different peoples cultures. A which highlights allows peaceful coexistence sharing, provides basis what can be called ...

Nepal is rich in both natural and cultural diversity. The great range of altitude from the lowland plains of the terai to the high peaks of the Himalaya has produced an unparalleled diversity of habitats from tropical forests in the south to alpine grasslands in the north, supporting a tremendous variety of flora and fauna. This includes many species that are globally threatened such as the Tig...

The current study examined the structural composition of the communication networks of Korean immigrants’ ethnic church community, which became the main sources of their social capital. The study measured the effect of their network characteristics (i.e., size, diversity, and centrality) on individuals’ monocultural and intercultural orientations. A total of seven hypotheses, drawn from Smith’s...

Empirically supported treatments have been found to be effective for psychiatric problems among Caucasian American clients. However, there continues to be little research conducted on the efficacy of such treatments when used with ethnic minority clients. Liu (2007) does an excellent job in using cognitive-behavioral and cognitive-interpersonal case formulations to develop an effective treatmen...

OBJECTIVES Racial/ethnic disparities in health in the U.S. have been well described. The field of "cultural competence" has emerged as one strategy to address these disparities. Based on a review of the relevant literature, the authors develop a definition of cultural competence, identify key components for intervention, and describe a practical framework for implementation of measures to addre...