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Summary: A Great Help in Understanding and Moving Forward
Review: Tatum really cracked the nut for me about the racial tension I experience every day. Her writing is refreshingly accessible and to the point. Her take on racial identity development has been nothing less than pivotal for my understanding of white identity in relation to black identity. I agree that this book has the potential to make the world a better place if it were required reading.
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Summary: Very Solid Book
Review: DR.TAtum Pulls No Punches here.this Book is a Very Informative Look at Race.it deals with Self-Esteem& The Bigger Picture of Society itself.A Book Like THis Should Be a Must at the Junior High Level.Cuz By The Time a Child Gets Too High School He Or She will not look at People in all fairness.it starts even younger now.a Book such as this can Help any Child Or Adult Understand Society at large a Little Better.This is The Kind Of Reaching Out that all People Need.it's a Must Have For a Better Future.
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Summary: Easy to understand!
Review: This book is easy to read and frankly hard to put down. It breaks down in simple jargonless language what we know about children and adolescents' inter-ethnic and inter-racial relationships! A must read!
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Summary: Vital handbook for our country
Review: This book ended up being both informative and intersting, a set of adjectives which frequently do not walk together. However, Dr. Tatum has masterfully tackled a controversial topic, explained it in a perfect blend of academic and common-sense language, and put forth a pro-active plan for thinking which is innovative and exciting. This book starts us from the beginning by deconstructing the very ideas of "white" and "black," and by discussing the terminology itself. From there, she begins to talk about social models of behavior and more complex ideas, but she never loses the "essential" nature of her subject. Dr. Tatum's book is perfect for anyone who ever plans to have children or who works with them, because it deals with the effects that race relations have on kids. This under-studied field is, in my opinion, one of the most important because it is children who are harmed the most by polarized race relationships. Dr. Tatum discusses tools for dealing with children throughout the book, citing practical examples and giving the reader a place to go from the last page of the book into real life application. Highly recommended.
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Summary: An ode to eracism
Review: I am white, black, native american, and chinese. after reading this book I refuse to eat in the cafeteria because I am afraid of being drawed and quarterd
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Summary: The best book on race relations since 'From Superman to Man'
Review: Dr. Tatum explains beautifully many previously undiscussed aspects of race relations in America. But she also goes beyond what IS to explain WHY it is. Her explaination of how each of us develop our own sense of racial and ethnic 'self' provides great food for thought. Tatum's background, area of expertise, experience and sensitivity combine to make her the perfect author of such a work. She gave me insight into my own long-held feelings of guilt about being a benificiary of white priviledge. Particularly poignant were stories of how she discussed racial issues with her own children as they were growing. Every chapter so intrigued me that I would like to read an entire book dedicated to each of the topics. In a perfect world, this book would be required reading for all Americans and should be assigned to every high school student in this country. I don't remember the last time I was as moved by a book and I can't wait for her next one! Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Tatum! Each of us who is ready to take a look inside ourselves and be completely honest about our own biases needs to read this book! It will make us better Americans, better humans and better friends.
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Summary: Best contemporary book on race and racial-consciousness.
Review: The best book on race and race-consciousness I've ever read. It's pleasant to read and very relevant to contemporary, post civil-rights racial understanding in America. Most importantly, it does not degenerate, as other books on race do, into the victim-versus-oppressor stance. It's a book on basic human relations and identity development as it relates to race that is well reasoned and convincing. In particular, White Americans who are troubled by issues of race but are terribly confused would gain tremendous value from reading this book.
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Summary: This book really opened my eyes.
Review: I am a college student majoring in education. I read this book for a class on racism. This book really opened my eyes to the needs of multi-racial students. I realize that not all students are the same and teaching them the same will not benifit all of my students.
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Summary: A practical guide to the day to day psychology of race.
Review: Although Tatum writes from a psychological perspective she does not dwell on theory. She provides practical advice and real world examples, often from her own family's experience, of how the race system works in America, how to teach your kids about race and how deal with racism within yourself. Her explanations and examples of white racism were both varied and accurate. Whites will find this book helpful in understanding their own prejudices and privileges. Blacks will find practical advice on dealing with racial issues and an explanation of white behavior.
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Summary: A very readable and important book on racism.
Review: A topic so much a part of our American experience, it's so seldom that it can be handled with grace, fairness, understanding and clarity, but this book is successful on all counts. As a high school librarian, I will use this with both students and with faculty members who want to better understand the "whys" of our kids' social behavior.
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