Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

286 Pages·2010·1.39 MB·English

by  Beverly Daniel Tatum

Table of Contents

Also by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D.
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
Introduction

Part I - A Definition of Terms
Chapter 1 - Defining Racism
Racism: A System of Advantage Based on Race
Racism: For Whites Only?
The Cost of Racism
A Word About Language
Chapter 2 - The Complexity of Identity
Who Am I? Multiple Identities
Domination and Subordination

Part II - Understanding Blackness in a White Context
Chapter 3 - The Early Years
Preschool Conversations
Blackness, Whiteness, and Painful History
A Question of Color
“It’s That Stuff Again”: Developing a Critical Consciousness
Chapter 4 - Identity Development in Adolescence
Understanding Racial Identity Development
Coping with Encounters: Developing an Oppositional Identity
Oppositional Identity Development and Academic Achievement
The Search for Alternative Images
Not at the Table
An Alternative to the Cafeteria Table
Chapter 5 - Racial Identity in Adulthood
Not for College Students Only
Cycles of Racial Identity Development
The Corporate Cafeteria

Part III - Understanding Whiteness in a White Context
Chapter 6 - The Development of White Identity
Abandoning Racism
“But I’m an Individual!”
Defining a Positive White Identity
The Search for White Allies and the Restoration of Hope
Chapter 7 - White Identity and Affirmative Action
What Is Affirmative Action?
Aversive Racism and Affirmative Action
“Not a Prejudiced Bone in Their Bodies”: A Case Example
Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Goal-Oriented Affirmative Action
White Disadvantage Revisited

Part IV - Beyond Black and White
Chapter 8 - Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific ...
What Do We Mean When We Say “Latino”?
All in the Family: Familism in Latino Communities
“Who Are You if You Don’t Speak Spanish?” Language and Identity
Among Latinos
What Do We Mean When We Say “Indian” ?
Surviving the Losses
“I” Is for Invisible: Contemporary Images of American Indians in the
Curriculum
What Do We Mean When We Say “Asian”?
Beyond the Myth of the Model Minority
Finding a Voice
Racial Formation and Racial Identity
Chapter 9 - Identity Development in Multiracial Families
The One-Drop Rule: Racial Categorization in the United States
“But Don’t the Children Suffer?”
The Preschool Years
Entry into School
Adolescence: Making Choices
The College and Adult Years
Identity in Adoptive Families Considered

Part V - Breaking the Silence
Chapter 10 - Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue
The Paralysis of Fear
The Psychological Cost of Silence
Finding Courage for Social Change

Continuing the Conversation
Appendix - Getting Started Resources for the Next Step
Reader Discussion Guide
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Copyright Page
Also by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D.
Assimilation Blues: Black Families in a White Community

To my students, who will have the courage to go where no one else will go and
do what no one else will do . . .

and

For my sons, who will surely know in their hearts how good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity . . .