"Black Women and Social Justice Education explores Black women's experiences and expertise in teaching and learning about justice in a range of formal and informal educational settings. Linking historical accounts with groundbreaking contributions by new and rising leaders in th…
While people used to conceal the fact that they were gay or lesbian to protect themselves from stigma and discrimination, it is now commonplace for people to "come out" and encourage others to do so as well. Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are systematically examines how coming …
A distinguished economist cuts through the incendiary rhetoric to present a clear-eyed defense of affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to the persistent race and sex discrimination that splinters our society. Barbara Bergmann's systematic defense shows why the…
A distinguished economist cuts through the incendiary rhetoric to present a clear-eyed defense of affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to the persistent race and sex discrimination that splinters our society. Barbara Bergmann's systematic defense shows why the…
"This book presents a framework for addressing intersectionality within educational spaces to combat the cumulative effects of systemic marginalization due to race, gender, disability, class, sexual orientation, and other identity-based labels. Readers can use the framework to c…
America at war with itself
by Giroux, Henry A., Kelley, Robin D. G.
fromOpen Media book
These essays, with one exception originally published in Philosophy & Public Affairs, consider the moral problems associated with improving the social and economic position of disadvantaged groups. If the situation of women and minorities improves so that their opportunities are…
"Katz highlights how throughout American history, the poor have been regarded as undeserving: people who do not deserve sympathy because they brought their poverty on themselves, either through laziness and immorality, or because they are culturally or mentally deficient. This l…
Overview: First published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America's enduring debate about poverty. Taking stock of the last quarter century, Michael B. Katz's new edition of this classic is virtually a new book. As t…
