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Thread #102927   Message #2098936
Posted By: GUEST,dianavan
10-Jul-07 - 02:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: Education, Race 'n Community...
Subject: RE: BS: Education, Race 'n Community...
With the exception of Anthropology, I agree with your list Azizi. I think anthropology is the only subject that strives to identify how groups of people relate to each other and how individuals with groups define themselves. At least its a discipline that is aware of ethnocentrism.

You forgot the worst offender of them all - psychology.

I once taught in a predominately African-American school. It was the secretary, a pillar of the community (and the local Baptist church) who told me to leave my psychology at the door. It was, she informed me, designed by White folks for White folks and wouldn't work with the students in 'her' school. I soon learned that she was absolutely correct. I learned alot that year.