Diversity and Multicultural Issues : Suggested Books: Understanding Diversity and Multicultural Issues : Suggested Books

The Role of Marital Therapy in Solving Conflict
By n/a - The Role of Marital Therapy in Solving Relationship Problems Times have changed. The stress on couples has increased significantly with the sharp rise in dual-income families, stepfamilies, and the changing expectations of women and men in a marriage. Few couples have a model from their parents to apply to the present situation. No wonder today's couples are seeking help at a greater rate than ever before. (Added: 20-Nov-2003 Hits: 503 )

Conflict - Protect Your Relationship
By Dr. Greg Smalley - Eight Rules for Protecting Your Marriage At different times during marital conflict, most couples will experience emotions such as anger, fear, sadness, mistrust and hostility. As a result, a major job for couples is to handle these feelings constructively, whereby allowing them to move towards solving the problem. (Added: 20-Nov-2003 Hits: 830 )

Beyond Race and Gender : Unleashing the Power of Your Total Work Force
By R. Thomas - The ability to successfully manage diversity in the workplace has become a basic strategy for corporate survival. Thomas supplies an action plan, extensive case studies, and a series of tough questions and answers to get readers thinking seriously about what elements are blocking the full use of their employees. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 639 )

Building a House for Diversity
By Marjorie Woodruff - In a way that makes diversity management "up close and personal," Building a House for Diversity offers compelling, real-life stories of individual experiences at work. It includes: * the perspective of both "insiders" (usually white males) and "outsiders" (usually minorities or women) * insightful commentary illuminating what these experiences tell us about the challenges and opportunities of diversity (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 673 )

Redefining Diversity
By R. Roosevelt - Building upon the bold ideas presented in his seminal bestseller Beyond Race and Gender, Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas demonstrates how diversity is far more than a human resources or affirmative action issue. His new "Diversity Paradigm" embraces and enhances all areas of business, especially those that are dauntingly complex. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 639 )

The Diversity Directive : Why Some Initiatives Fail & What to Do About It
By Robert Hayles - Based on the experience of a number of successful and high profile companies this book offers step by step help and change models related to diversity. While the two books above are basically "tool collections" this focuses on success and failure. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 646 )

Discrimination, Harassment, and the Failure of Diversity Training
By Hellen Hemphill - This book provides a blueprint for a skills-based solution to the elimination of discrimination and harassment. It emphasizes the development of professional relationship skills to help employees work more effectively with their bosses, their peers, their team members, their customers, and all those individuals different from themselves. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 342 )

The Managing Diversity Survival Guide : A Complete Collection of Checklists
By Lee Gardenswartz - Another practical book with tools, exercises, checklists. A resource for trainers and those leading diversity interventions (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 335 )

Crosstalk : Communicating in a Multicultural Workplace
By Sherron Kenton - While many books on diversity in the workplace contain exercises, or are meant for managers, this book is meant for anyone who works in a workplace with different cultures, people with different backgrounds, etc. Not only does it deal with communication differences as a result of culture, but also as a result of GENDER. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 400 )

The Astd Trainer's Sourcebook : Diversity
By Tina Rasmussen - If you are looking for diversity training techniques, here is the place to start. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 349 )

Change Equation : Capitalizing on Diversity for Effective Organizational Ch
By Ronald Fox - Change Equation : Capitalizing on Diversity for Effective Organizational Change by J. Renae Norton, Ronald E. Fox This book is published by the American Psychological Association, and that, by itself, gives it considerable credibility. (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 350 )

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