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Cengage Inquiry into Physics 2004 Edition by Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord
Intended for a primarily one-semester introductory physics course for non-science majors, that seeks to relate physical concepts to the world around us, containing minimal mathematics and many high-interest applications. Table of contents :- List of Figures and TablesPrefaceIntroduction: Education, Multiculturalism, and Empowerment of Minorities - An OverviewMajid Al-Haj and Rosemarie MielkePART I: GENERAL OVERVIEWChapter 1. Stories of Struggle: Transnational Advocacy and Democracy EducationGordon MitchellChapter 2. What's Going on between Members of Majorities and Minorities? Contributions from Social PsychologyRosemarie MielkeChapter 3. Talking at Cross-purposes: Misunderstanding in Intercultural CommunicationJuliane HousePART II: THE ISRAELI CASEChapter 4. A Curriculum between Conflict and Peace: The Teaching of History in Jewish and Arab Schools in IsraelMajid Al-HajChapter 5. The Evolving Arab Reception of the Holocaust and Palestinian Textbooks: A Contribution to Democracy and Peace Education?Schirin FathiChapter 6. Police-minority Relations in a Multicultural Society: The Israeli CaseBadi HasisiChapter 7. On the Central Role of "Threat Perception" in Mediating the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Xenophobic AttitudesEran Halperin, Daphna Canetti-Nisim, and Ami PedahzurChapter 8. A Multimedia Lexicon as a Tool for Increasing Societal ToleranceOz Almog and Tami AlmogChapter 9. When Gender Differences Surpass Cultural Differences in Personal Satisfaction with Body Shape in Israeli College StudentsMarilyn P. Safir, Shimrit Flaisher-Kellner, and Amir RosenmannChapter 10. Postcolonial Feminism, the Politics of Identification, and the Liberal BargainAmalia Sa'arPART III: THE GERMAN CASEChapter 11. Acculturation Attitudes and Bilingual Classrooms in Germany. The Portuguese-German ExampleJoana DuarteChapter 12. "Not Always Proud to be American": The Reconstruction of National Identity by Americans Residing in GermanyInke Du BoisChapter 13. Oral Mistake Corrections in Second-language ClassroomsOlga VisbalChapter 14. Intercultural Competence in Management Consultancies in Germany: Does It Exist?Melissa LamsonNotes on ContributorsIndex of NamesIndex of Subjects