Dialogue Across Difference: Practice, Theory, and Research on Intergroup Dialogue

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The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert E. Denham, Esq., Chair Kenneth D. Brody Karen S. Cook W. Bowman Cutter III John A. Ferejohn Lawrence F. Katz Nicholas Lemann Sara S. McLanahan Nancy L. Rosenblum Claude M. Steele Shelley E. Taylor Richard H. Thaler Eric Wanner Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gurin, Patricia. Dialogue across difference : practice, theory and research on intergroup dialogue / Patricia Gurin, Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda, Ximena Zúñiga. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87154-476-6 (pb : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-61044-805-5 (epub) 1. Communication in education. 2. Interpersonal communication 3. Intercultural communication. I. Nagda, Biren A., 1965- II. Zúñiga, Ximena. III. Title. LB1033.5.G876 2013 371.102´2—dc23 2012046114 Copyright © 2013 by Russell Sage Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10065 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 to all who came before us, walk with us, and will come after us this book honors the legacies of those who paved the roads of dialogue, affirms those doing the everyday work of promoting diversity and justice, and celebrates the courage of all the students who, by stepping out of their comfort zones, will be leaders in our diverse democracies ...