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Stephens, Thomas Mack was born on November 15, 1951 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Talmadge and Winifred Telewene (Whittle) Stephens.
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Dictionary of Latin American Racial and and Ethnic Terminology, second edition: Part 1: Spanish American Terms, Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese Terms, Pa
( Praise for the first edition of Dictionary of Latin Ame...)
Praise for the first edition of Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology: "Essential for any library that has Hispanic patrons or users who read or listen to even a smattering of Spanish: in today’s multicultural environment, almost every academic library should own this book."--Choice "A major contribution to the understanding of historical and contemporary concepts of race and ethnicity in Latin America and, to a certain extent, in the United States."--Ethnic Studies "The most thorough and trustworthy lexicon of Ibero-American ethnic descriptors ever published. It will serve many a scholar as the point of departure for primary-source fieldwork in one of the most fascinating semantic fields of Western-Hemisphere Spanish and Portuguese."--Language "For the first time, a detailed etymology of Spanish and Portuguese words used for racial and ethnic purposes in Latin America. . . . Cites sources for word usage and, where possible, provides the context in which the word is used. An invaluable reference work for researchers in race and ethnicity."--Library Journal This thoroughly revised and updated version of Thomas M. Stephens’s popular and respected dictionary now features terms of the French American and American French Creole Caribbean. In addition, it introduces new symbols and abbreviations and cross-references more terms between and among Spanish, Portuguese, and French than in the first edition. Stephens also has combined some terms whose only difference was a matter of spelling, intercalated the definitions for terms he has re-alphabetized, and updated definitions. Without altering his earlier book’s successful form and style, Stephens here has radically augmented the content of a classic reference work. Thomas M. Stephens, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers University, is the author of Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology (UPF, 1990)and has published various articles on language and ethnicity.
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Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology: Part 1: Spanish American Terms. Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese Terms
(A dictionary of over 1000 Spanish American and Brazilian ...)
A dictionary of over 1000 Spanish American and Brazilian Portugese racial and ethnic terms reflecting their usage from the colonial period to the 1980s. Terms are set in their appropriate context according to their chronological and social significance.
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Thomas Mack Stephens
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Thomas Mack Stephens, American foreign language educator. National Endowment of the Humanities grantee, 1986; Fulbright Hays grantee, 1987. Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society of America, Linguistic Association of Canada and United States, American Association teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Education
Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1974;Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1976;Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1984.
Career
Teaching assistant, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1974-1976;teaching assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1976-1981;adjunct instructor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1981-1984;assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1984-1990;associate professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1990.
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Dictionary of Latin American Racial and and Ethnic Terminology, second edition: Part 1: Spanish American Terms, Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese Terms, Pa
( Praise for the first edition of Dictionary of Latin Ame...)
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Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology: Part 1: Spanish American Terms. Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese Terms
(A dictionary of over 1000 Spanish American and Brazilian ...)
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Dictionary of Latin American Racial and and Ethnic Terminology, second edition: Part 1: Spanish American Terms, Part 2: Brazilian Portuguese Terms, Pa
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The Bible is the only authoritative source of God's truth and any view that cannot be directly tied to a scriptural reference is generally considered to be based on human traditions rather than God's leading.
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Churches should be urged to demonstrate their heart for racial reconciliation by seeking to increase racial and ethnic diversity in church staff roles, leadership positions, and church membership.
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All persons need the ministry of the Church in their struggles for human fulfillment, as well as the spiritual and emotional care of a fellowship that enables reconciling relationships with God, with others, and with self.
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Member American Association of University Professors, Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society of America, Linguistic Association of Canada and United States, American Association teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
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1974 - 1976
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1981 - 1984