Models of minority ethnic identity and White identity development are described, along with examples of ways in which the models can be used as heuristics for helping students to think about their own and others' ethnicity. Ethnic or racial identity formation depends on a process of exploration that includes questioning preexisting ethnic attitudes and searching into the past and present experiences of one's group and its relations with other groups. This process leads ideally to the development of a secure, positive sense of one's identity as a member of an ethnic or racial group, together with an acceptance of other groups. By exploring their own and others' ethnic identity, students can gain insight into the implications of ethnicity in a diverse society.

中文翻译：

---

了解种族多样性

描述了少数民族身份和白人身份发展的模型，并举例说明了这些模型可以用作启发式方法来帮助学生思考自己和他人的种族的方式。民族或种族认同的形成取决于一个探索过程，包括质疑先前存在的民族态度，探索一个群体的过去和现在的经历以及它与其他群体的关系。理想情况下，这个过程会导致对一个人作为族裔或种族群体成员的身份认同感的安全、积极的发展，以及对其他群体的接受。通过探索自己和他人的种族身份，学生可以深入了解种族在多元化社会中的影响。