Privilege, power, and difference / Allan G. Johnson, Ph. D.

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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...

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Main Author: Johnson, Allan G. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Elite (Social sciences) > United States.
Power (Social sciences) > United States.
Social conflict > United States.
Elite (Social sciences)
Power (Social sciences)
Social conflict.
United States.
Physical Description:xiv, 189 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.