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Fictions Truth: The Universality of Craig Silvey’s “Jasper Jones”
Fear and Weakness
The section People - Mental Health in the Library has resources on fear and weakness and strategies to dea with fear.
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Understanding Anxiety by Call Number: People - Mental Health 616.8522 UNDISBN: 9781922084347Publication Date: 2014Contents: Understanding anxiety and its prevalence
What is an anxiety disorder?
You could have anxiety and not know it
Psychological distress
Stress and wellbeing in Australia
Mental and behavioural conditions
Mental health indicators
Anxiety across gender and age
One in four young Australians have a mental disorder
Anxiety disorders in teenagers
Anxiety in children -
Coping with Moods by Call Number: People - Mental Health 616.8527 FORISBN: 9781422228067Publication Date: 2013
Racism and Immigration
Books on racism and immigration are held in the following sections People - Human Rights and Australian - Australian Immigration.
Current Social Issues contains news articles on social topics featured in Australian capital city newspapers. Check on the image and it will redirect you to a database of 'racism' topics within the most recent Current Social Issues.
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Immigration by Call Number: People - Immigration and Refugees 304.82 LEVISBN: 9781910512173Publication Date: 2015 -
Racial Prejudice and Discrimination by Call Number: People - Human Rights 305.800994 RACISBN: 9781922084408Publication Date: 2014
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The experiences of Vietnamese in Australia: the racist tradition continues.The aim of this paper is to explore and document the racism experienced by the Vietnamese people in Australia. After presenting a brief review of the role that racism towards non-Anglo immigrant groups has played in Australian society over the last century, it reports on a study in which 50 Vietnamese were asked to describe their experiences of racism. These experiences were categorised according to a taxonomy derived from the data, and interpreted with reference to those reported by indigenous participants in a previous study. It is concluded that, although the racism reported is less pervasive and frequent than that reported by Indigenous Australians, the tradition of racism toward non-Anglo immigrants continues.
Racism in 21st Century Australia
Racism has been a characteristic of many cultures, ever since the first human societies millions of years ago. But where does racism come from? What is it about human nature that inclines some people to stereotype and vilify other races? This Australian-made, curriculum fit program explores these questions in a range of different ways - through the eyes of three key experts, through the presentation of various facts and figures about racism in Australia and around the world, and through a simple drama, set in an Australian secondary school, that illustrates how exclusion of people for baseless reasons impacts on all individuals concerned. Racism is a sensitive issue, and this program encourages students to explore, and maybe confront, a societal issue that has been around as long as we have. Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. What is Racism? 3. Why Does Racism Exist? 4. Racism in Australia - Aboriginal Australians 5. Racism in Australia - Migrants 6. Preventing Racism 7. Conclusion