Privilege, power, and difference
Privilege, Power, and Difference is a groundbreaking tool for students and non-students alike to examine systems of privilege and difference in our society. Written in an accessible, conversational style, the 3rd edition links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the unde...
| Main Author: | Johnson, Allan G., |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
xiv, 189 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: |
Privilege, Power, and Difference is a groundbreaking tool for students and non-students alike to examine systems of privilege and difference in our society. Written in an accessible, conversational style, the 3rd edition links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it. This extraordinary book has been used across the country, both inside and outside the classroom, to shed light on issues of power and privilege. The thoroughly updated 3rd edition includes a new epilogue about the conflicting worldviews that can make these issues so difficult. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-181) and index. We're in trouble -- Privilege, oppression, and difference -- Capitalism, class, and the matrix of domination -- Making privilege and oppression happen -- The trouble with the trouble -- What it has to do with us -- How systems of privilege work -- Getting off the hook: denial and resistance -- What can we do? -- Epilogue: a worldview is hard to change. Privilege, Power, and Difference is a groundbreaking tool for students and non-students alike to examine systems of privilege and difference in our society. Written in an accessible, conversational style, the 3rd edition links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it. This extraordinary book has been used across the country, both inside and outside the classroom, to shed light on issues of power and privilege. The thoroughly updated 3rd edition includes a new epilogue about the conflicting worldviews that can make these issues so difficult. Supporting online resources available to purchasers only. |
| Physical Description: |
xiv, 189 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-181) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780073404226 0073404225 9781260083484 1260083489 |
| Access: |
Supporting online resources available to purchasers only. |