10 Lenses Your Guide to Living and Working in a Multicultural World

Name: 10 Lenses Your Guide to Living and Working in a Multicultural World
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ISBN: 9781892123596

ISBN-10: 1892123592

ISBN-13: 9781892123596

Edition: 2001

Authors: Mark A. Williams, Donald O. Clifton

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The 2000 US Census figures and studies around the globe show that we live in an increasingly multicultural world. In this ground-breaking new book, acclaimed diversity expert Mark Williams offers ten "eye-opening" lenses to help you, your organization, and everyone in it, understand how cultural diversity affects the way we live and work. There's the Assimilationist who believes that everyone should act like a true blue American, and the Culturalcentrist who believes that a person's race or ethnicity is central to their personal and public identity; the Meritrocratist who is sure that if you have the abilities and work hard enough you can make your dreams come true regardless of race or…

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List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Capital Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Mark A. Williams is currently working as a production Oracle database administrator. He has been working with Oracle since database version 7.0.1.16, and holds Oracle Certified Professional certifications for versions 7, 8, 8 i , and 9 i . Prior to becoming a database administrator, Williams developed corporate software applications that used the Oracle database as a back-end. Over the years, he has worked as both an employee and an independent contractor on a variety of Oracle projects.

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
What Are Lenses?	p. 4
How Do We Develop our Individual Lenses?	p. 8
How to Use this Book	p. 10
The 10 Lens Definitions, Mottos, Quotes, and Preliminary Test
Assimilationist	p. 13
Colorblind	p. 15
Culturalcentrist	p. 17
Elitist	p. 19
Integrationist	p. 21
Meritocratist	p. 23
Multiculturalist	p. 25
Seclusionist	p. 27
Transcendent	p. 29
Victim/Caretaker	p. 31
The Lenses In Depth
Assimilationist	p. 34
Colorblind	p. 48
Culturalcentrist	p. 61
Elitist	p. 75
Integrationist	p. 88
Meritocratist	p. 102
Multiculturalist	p. 116
Seclusionist	p. 130
Transcendent	p. 142
Victim/Caretaker	p. 156
The Eleventh Lens	p. 172
Tools and Concepts Overview	p. 188
Cultural Fit and Career Advancement	p. 189
Using the "Ls" to Improve Communication	p. 195
Looking Through the Lenses at Human Resources Management Systems	p. 206
Checklists for the Lenses	p. 219
About The Diversity Channel	p. 227
Afterword	p. 228
Appendix	p. 233
Bibliography	p. 236
About the Author	p. 241
Index	p. 242
How to Take the Lenses Survey	p. 248
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