In Bigotry and Intolerance: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Kathlyn Gay looks at the various reasons why people of all age levels and backgrounds feel the need to disparage others. This book also offers help to teens who are the object of fear and hatred by showing them how to combat such behavior. Aimed at young adults who are interested in fighting bigotry and intolerance, this book will help teens who suffer from the small-mindedness of others. It might also help those who are less tolerant find some common ground with those who are different from them-and lead to a better understanding of how diversity makes for a richer, more interesting world.

 

This is volume 35 in It Happened To Me .

There are 182 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2013 by Scarecrow Press .

Kathlyn Gay is a full-time freelance writer and author of young adult books.

This book has the following chapters: Contents Chapter 1: What's a Bigot? Chapter 2: Widespread Bigotry and Intolerance Chapter 3: Religious Bigotry Chapter 4: Homophobia-A Virulent Form of Bigotry Chapter 5: Bullying Chapter 6: Bigotry and Racism: Still Alive and Well Chapter 7: The Language of Bigotry and Racism Chapter 8: Censorship: An Act of Intolerance? Chapter 9: How Hate Groups Promote Bigotry Chapter 10: No Time for Hate Selected Resources About the Author