Some of My Friends Are...: The Daunting Challenges and Untapped Benefits of Cross-Racial Friendships Plummer Deborah
Some of My Friends Are...: The Daunting Challenges and Untapped Benefits of Cross-Racial Friendships Plummer Deborah An insightful look at how cross-racial friendships work and fail within American…
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Some of My Friends Are...: The Daunting Challenges and Untapped Benefits of Cross-Racial Friendships Plummer Deborah
An insightful look at how cross-racial friendships work and fail within American society.In a U.S. However, further polling found that most Americans tend to gravitate towards friendships within their own racial category.Psychologist, Deborah L. national survey conducted for this book, 70% of respondents strongly agreed that friendships across racial lines are essential to making progress toward improving race relations.
She examines how factors such as leisure, politics, humor, faith, social media, and education influence the nature and intensity of cross-racial friendships. Plummer tells us why that is so. With engaging stories and inspiring anecdotes drawn from national focus groups, interviews, and analyses of survey results of contemporary patterns of adult friendships, she provides insights into the fears and discomforts associated with cross-racial friendships.