Understanding the Power of Words in Multicultural Education

Autor/inn/en	Obiakor, Festus E.; Smith, Darren J.; Sapp, Marty
Titel	Understanding the Power of Words in Multicultural Education
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 9 (2007) 2, S.36-42 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Interpersonal Relationship; Verbal Communication; English (Second Language); Cultural Awareness; Socioeconomic Status; Cultural Capital + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	Historically, words are powerful! In many cases, they are used appropriately when we value people and used inappropriately when we hate them. As a result, they have become powerful tools in multicultural education and interactions. In today's changing world with demographic shifts in power and paradigm, the society is bombarded with words that hate and words that love. As it appears, words are used to satisfy jaundiced and myopic views, and they are constructs that frequently lead to labels, stereotypes, and illusory generalizations. While we do not advocate policing or legislating words, we advocate words that can help individuals to maximize their fullest potential in our multicultural society. In this article, we advance this premise and suggest ways to increase multicultural education in schools and communities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10