Missing People and Others: Joining Together to Expand the Circle

Missing People and Others: Joining Together to Expand the Circle

Being minorities, or "the other" in institutions and in institutional life is discussed. "Otherness," which means feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned, produces a sense of isolation or alienation. Higher education needs to reflect the diversity of society and lead the...

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Published in:Change Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 54
Main Author: Madrid, Arturo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
College Environment
Cultural Differences
Cultural Isolation
Higher Education
Hispanic Americans
Majority Attitudes
Minority Groups
Social Discrimination
Social Experience
Social Isolation
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Summary:Being minorities, or "the other" in institutions and in institutional life is discussed. "Otherness," which means feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned, produces a sense of isolation or alienation. Higher education needs to reflect the diversity of society and lead the struggle against exclusion and alienation. (MLW)