Stories, Histories, and Biographies of Diversity Issues in Psychology
General Diversity Issues Books
Rothenberg, P. S. (2004). Race, class, and gender in the United States (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
Singly, B. & Bell, D. (Eds.). (2004). When race becomes real: Black and white writers confront their personal histories. Lawrence Hill.
African American/Black Culture:
Angelou, M. (1981). The heart of a woman. New York: Random House.
Angelou, M. (1983). I know why the caged bird sings (Reissue version). New York: Bantam.
Angelou, M. (1991). All God's children need traveling shoes. New York: Vintage.
Angelou, M. (1997). I won't take nothing for my journey now. New York: Bantam.
Angelou, M. (2002). A song flung up to heaven. New York: Random House.
Baldwin, J. (1987). Notes of a native son. Delacorte Press. (originally published in 1955).
Baldwin, J. (1992). Another country. Vintage. (originally published in1962).
Baldwin, J. (1992). The fire next time. Vintage. (originally published in 1963).
Cose, E. (2002). The envy of the world: On being a black man in America. Atria Books.
Dash, J. (1999). Daughters of dust. New York: Penguin.
Du Bois, W. E. B. (2003). The souls of black folk. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics (originally published in 1903).
Griffin, J. H. (1960). Black like me. New York: Signet.
Johnson, S. (2002). Getting our breath back. New York: Dutton.
Jordan, V. E., Jr., & Gordon-Reed, A. (2001). Vernon can read! A memoir. New York: Perseus.
Kidd, S. M. (2002). The secret lives of bees. New York: Penguin.
Pierce, J. R. (1999). Speak Rwanda. New York: Picador.
Poitier, S. (2000). The measure of a man: A spiritual autobiography. San Francisco, CA: Harper
Stowe, H. B. (2003). Uncle Tom's cabin. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics. (originally published in 1852).
Suskind, R. (1998). Hope in the unseen: An American odyssey from the inner city to the ivy league. New York: Broadway Books.
Takaki, R. (1994). A different mirror: A history of multicultural America. Bay Back Books.
Wright, R. (1940). Native son. New York: Perennial Classics.
Asian American/Asian Culture:
Nam, V. (2001). YELL-oh! girls: Emerging voices explore culture, identity, and growing up Asian. Quill.
Hispanic/Latino Culture:
Rodriguez, R. (1993). Days of obligation: An argument with my Mexican father. Penguin USA.
Native American Culture:
Glancy, D. (2001). The man who heard the earth. Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Power, S. (2002). Roofwalker. Milkweed Editions.
Red Corn, C. H. (2002). A pipe for February: A novel. University of Oklahoma Press.
Jewish Culture
Johnson, P. (1987). A history of the Jews. New York: Harper & Row.
Kaye-Kantrowitz, M. & Klepfisz, I. (Eds.). (1999). The tribe of Dina: A Jewish women's anthology (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Beacon.
Interracial Couples, Families, & Children
McBride, J. (1997). The color of water: A black man's tribute to his white mother. Riverhead.
Walker, A. (2001). The way forward is a broken heart. Ballantine Books.
Williams, G. H. (1996). Life on the color line: The true story of a white boy who discovered he was black. Plume.
Gender Books
O'Faolain, J. & Martines, L. (Eds.). (1973). Not in God's image: Women in history from the Greeks to the Victorians. New York: Harper & Row.
Knapp, C. (2003). Appetites: Why women want. Counterpoint Press.
Feminist Books
Moraga, C. & Anzaldua, G. (Eds.). (2002). This bridge called my back: Writings by radical women of color. Third Woman Press.
Womanist Books
Baker-Fletcher, K. (1998). Sisters of dust, sisters of spirit: Womanist wordings on God and creation. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress.
Walker, A. (1983). In search of our mother's garden: Womanist prose. Orlando, FL: Hartcourt Brace Javanovich
Walker, A. (1992). Possessing the secret of joy. New York: Pocket Star.
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Books
Bouldrey, B. (Ed.). (1995). Wrestling with the angel: Faith and religion in the lives of gay men. New York: Riverhead Books.
Graham, L. K. (1997) Discovering images of God: Narratives of care among lesbians and gays. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press.
White, M. (1995). Stranger at the gate. Plume
Religious/Spiritual Diversity Books
Holocaust Books
Frankl, V. E. (1984). Man’s search for meaning: An introduction to logotherapy. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Hallie, P. (1994). Lest innocent blood be shed. New York: HarperPerennial.
Levine, H. (1996). In search of Sigihara: The elusive Japanese diplomat who risked his life to rescue 10,000 Jews from the holocaust. New York: Free Press.
Weisel, E. (1994). The night trilogy: Night, dawn, the accident. Noonday Press.
Hate Crime & Hate Group Books
Hasselbach, I. & Reiss, T. (1996). Furer-Ex-Memoirs of a Former Neo Nazi. Random House.
Interfaith Dialogue Books
Economic/SES Books
Aging and Agism: Books
Sennett, D. (Ed.). (1988). Full measure: Modern short stories on aging. Farrar Straus & Giroux.
Sennett, D. & Czamiecki, A. (Eds.). (1991). Vital Signs: International short stories on aging. Farrar Straus & Giroux.
Emotional & Physical Disabilities Books
Fadiman, A. (1997). The spirit catches you and you fall down. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.