Location: Rural, Urban, Suburban

These resources explore issues of diversity across different environmental settings.

Books

Lambert, W. E. & Taylor, D. M. (1990). Coping with cultural and racial diversity in urban America. New York: Praeger Publishers.

The authors investigate American attitudes toward diversity.

Phillon, J., He, M. F., & Connelly, F. M. (2005). Narrative and experience in multicultural education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

The authors explore the educational experiences of educators across a range of ethnic groups and geographic locations.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

D’Augelli, A. R., & Hart, M. M. (1987). Gay women, men, and families in rural settings: Toward the development of helping communities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 79–93.

The authors discuss the challenges of gay individuals who live in rural communities.

Fouad, N. A. (2006). Multicultural guidelines: Implementation in an urban counseling psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37, 6–13.

The author discusses a culture-centered approach in an urban counseling psychology program.

Gone, J. P. (2003). American-Indian mental health service delivery: Persistent challenges and future prospects. In J. S. Mio & G. Y. Iwamasa (Eds.), Culturally diverse mental health: The challenges of research and resistance (pp. 211–229). New York: Brunner-Routledge.

The author describes the challenges of mental health issues of Native Americans and the need to have new models of treatment for this group.

Rice, T. W., & Steele, B. (2001). White ethnic diversity and community attachment in small Iowa towns. Social Science Quarterly, 82, 397–407.

Their research suggests that small towns with high levels of White ethnic diversity are related to low levels of community attachment.