Privilege, power, and difference

by Johnson, Allan G.

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This brief book 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, Johnson links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Privilege, power, and difference / Allan G. Johnson.

Summary

This brief book 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, Johnson links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2006.
  • Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
  • Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn767784063
  • LC Classification:HN90.E4
  • Dewey Decimal:305.5/0973

Table of Contents

Rodney King's question -- Privilege, oppression, and difference -- Capitalism, class, and the matrix of domination -- Making privilege happen -- The trouble with the trouble -- What it all has to do with us -- How systems of privilege work -- Getting off the hook: denial and resistance -- What can we do?

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Subjects

Élite (Sciences sociales) -- États-Unis Elite (Social sciences) Elite (Social sciences) -- United States Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) -- États-Un… Power (Social sciences) Power (Social sciences) -- United States Social conflict Social conflict -- United States United States

Writers

Johnson, Allan G.

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