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The Prejudice Institute's bimonthly newsletter is dedicated to readers who actively seek to counter the disinformation that pervades everyday life in an increasingly diversified society. Eclectic in orientation, each edition addresses the compelling events of the day. Each issue provides an alternative perspective and presents readers with resources for their personal growth and use in organizing and educational activities.
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A unique two-part investigation by the editor on the state of race and ethnic relations reporting in U.S. newspapers based on interviews with the editors and reporters of more than 50 leading papers. Examines training, history, ethnic background and protocol of those who act as gatekeepers of our news.
Perspectives #30
Two compelling letters make up this issue, a microcosm of the state of intergroup relations in the country. The first letter is a confessional from a former skinhead woman describing her journey towards tolerance; the second a thoughtful essay by an anti-racist activist on the misconceptions of his peers.
Perspectives #28/29
An analysis of the human rights record of the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. Budget, budget cuts, and the civil liberties records of his appointees are all examined.Perspectives #27
This issue reviews the research and arguments dealing with race and ethnic profiling. It ends with eight proposals for the reduction of profiling.Perspectives #26
An analysis by the editor of the impact of the high rates of Black male incarceration on race relations. The evidence clearly indicates that the full impact of imprisonment on both Blacks and Whites is to increase intergroup tensions and thus maintain the status quo.Perspectives #25
This issue features a symposium on what to do when hate groups come to town. The symposium is centered on the analysis of a former recruiter for the Aryan Nations.Perspectives #23/24
This double issue features a report on a major study comparing homicides which were and were not motivated by prejudice; a look at the ethnoviolent (anti-Muslim) aftermath of 9-11; and a review of the conflicts engendered by attempts to display the confederate flag on state government facilities. We begin a new feature, "Only Yesterday," with a look at the 1908 Springfield, IL, race riot.Perspectives #21/22
Reports on and analyzes three recent studies of the perceptual gap between Whites and Blacks. Two new books on teaching in multilingual and multicultural settings are reviewed. Special attention is given to an important new study of Holocaust deniers.Perspectives #20
Features two articles on anti-Asian violence and its traumatic effects; a review of the Encyclopedia of White Power; and a discussion of everyday prejudice.Perspectives #19
A highly innovative report on the development of indexes of personal and societal violence in the U.S. Using 19 measures covering 1995 to 1998, the researchers present a complex picture, but one which suggests the decline of personal violence and the increase of societal violence, especially government-based violence. The Resources section covers housing discrimination and the Institute's new publication on teaching about hate crimes and ethnoviolence.Perspectives #17/18
An overview of studies and statistics on hate crimes and ethnoviolence, bias crimes and incidents on college campuses, Black and Hispanic voting rights and how they influenced the outcome of the recent presidential election, the December federal court decisions on affirmative action in higher education, the Confederate flag and the Ten Commandment [their implications and the court decisions], the groups leading the right-wing movement, and the setback of civil rights appropriations by Congress are all discussed in this issue detailing the "big stories" of 2000.Perspectives #16
Denial and delusion are often thought of as synonymous. Denial is the refusal to recognize the existence of something "real," while delusion is the creation of something real that doesn't exist. This isuue explores these social processes that are eroding the struggle for equality. Also included is the third in our Myths of Prejudice series, "Social Class and Prejudice." The Resource section reviews a report assessing the role of paired testing and other social science methodologies in the formation of a national report card on housing discrimination.Perspectives #15
Take a trip to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with Grant Ingle, and discover how campus climate surveys can be the beginning of hate crime intervention. We examine this campus as it takes steps toward an "information-driven" approach to hate crime prevention, from research intervention to cultural intervention. In our Resources Section, we report on two important studies on the impact of race on perception and stereotypes.Perspectives #14
The link between racialist ideology and core American traditions and culture has not been widely discussed. Focusing on two extremist groups, the Church of Jesus Christ Christian (Aryan Nations) and the Nationalist Movement, Milton Kleg demonstrates the congruency of their ideology with mainstream American values.Perspectives #13
A sociological look at the violent fight at a football game in Decatur, Illinois that left seven African-American students expelled. This issue also discusses how meanness has manifested itself to a point of becoming a social norm.Perspectives #12
This is issue is dedicated completely to the coverage of the report of President Clinton's Advisory Board on Race. It contains the only direct summary of the Board's recommendations as well as an analysis and critique.Perspectives #11
A potpourri of current issues and new research along with a new "action sheet" directed at what teen-agers can do to combat prejudice.Perspectives #9/10
This double issue is a study (the first of a two part-series) of the treatment of race and ethnic relations by the top 50 circulating newspapers in the United States. In this, we explore the practices of editors in assigning stories and the knowledge and attitudes displayed by them. In a second piece in this issue, psychologist Ed Dunbar writes about the pitfalls of assessing hate crimes perpetrator's risk for future violence.Perspectives #8
The 14 lessons learned from the Columbine High School shootings. This is a terse and tense review of how critical events are transformed into spectacles and the social consequences of this transformation. Special emphasis is given to the meaning of violence.Perspectives # 7
The centerpiece of this issue is an examination of "reverse discrimination"; a report on the Council of Conservative Citizens; resources for understanding the police.Perspectives # 6
This issue focuses on the police. It discusses the research on excessive force and police abuse, racial profiling of black motorists, the problems of maintaining police statistics, public perceptions of the police, increased surveillance techniques and the militarization of police, and more.Perspectives #5
A look at gender in the white supremacist movement; new resources on violence and prejudice; a technique for teaching about affirmative action.Perspectives # 4
Thematically devoted to affirmative action, comprising a multidimensional examination and critical information not readily available elsewhere. Also presented is a case study of the impact of affirmative action focused on native Hawaiians.Perspectives #3
A state of the field report on the basic findings of 40 research studies dealing with campus ethnoviolence. Includes the issues of victimization and revictimization, the traumatic effects of ethnoviolence, what we know about campus perpetrators.Perspectives #2
Advisory editor Mike McQuillan writes a letter to President Clinton suggesting a ten-point plan to promote racial unity. The editor holds an imaginary dialogue with the president; a summary of American anti-Catholicism. The book, American Skinheads, is reviewed.Perspectives #1
In the introductory issue of Perspectives, the cover article deals with the lessons learned from the Oklahoma City bombing. The reaction of the media and the political establishment to tragedies on a massive scale is examined. Included is a factsheet on ethnoviolence.Subscriptions to Perspectives - The Newsletter are $35 for the calendar year. A subscription is free with a donation of $50 or more.
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