Considers aspects of male-female relationships in America today to determine the motivations behind male behavior.
Communicating prejudice
Communicating prejudice
"Prejudice pervades our society in many guises, from pejorative remarks to acts of violence. Communicating Prejudice explores the many dimensions of prejudice. It presents a new and integrative conceptual model of prejudice, the layered perspective of cultural intolerance, and u…
A new integrative conceptual model of prejudice - the layered perspective of cultural intolerance - is presented in the volume. This model is used to analyze the communication of prejudice in a variety of guises such as racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism and classism. Drawing on…
"In The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman, Jeannine A. Gailey argues that women of size in North America occupy a paradoxical social position: as "fat" women they receive exceptional (critical) attention, while simultaneously their subjectivity--in terms of their own needs, desires, an…
"In The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman, Jeannine A. Gailey argues that women of size in North America occupy a paradoxical social position: as "fat" women they receive exceptional (critical) attention, while simultaneously their subjectivity--in terms of their own needs, desires, an…
Dieser Band enthält die Kommentare zu zwei Werken aus dem 3. Band der Kritischen Studienausgabe von Nietzsches Schriften: Die Morgenröthe (1881/1887) ist die zweite Schrift aus Nietzsches mittlerer, 'freigeistiger' Werkphase. Bei den Idyllen aus Messina (1882) handelt es sich um…
Dieser Band enthält die Kommentare zu zwei Werken aus dem 3. Band der Kritischen Studienausgabe von Nietzsches Schriften: Morgenröthe und Idyllen aus Messina. Band 3.2 wird dem Kommentar zur Fröhlichen Wissenschaft gewidmet sein. Band 3.1. enthält zudem die Handschriften-Faksimi…
"Key features: Addresses factors that determine individuals' decisions to confront stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Analyzes how personal and collective motives shape responses in confrontation-relevant situations. Examines the consequences of confrontation from the …
Confronting Prejudice and Discrimination: The Science of Changing Minds and Behaviors focuses on confrontation as a strategy for reducing bias and discrimination. The book covers decision-making and consequences involved in confronting bias, approaches to confrontation, and inte…
"Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem: when, then, does body weight become a social problem?" "The chapters in this volume offer several perspectives that can be used to understand the way society deals with fatness and thinness. The contributors consider h…
"Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem: when, then, does body weight become a social problem?" "The chapters in this volume offer several perspectives that can be used to understand the way society deals with fatness and thinness. The contributors consider h…
"This essential and timely text looks at the ways in which various identities are socially constructed by students, exploring and comparing multiple dimensions of diverse identities, and the various ways students try to fit in when faced with prejudice and discrimination"--
Over the past decade, concerns about a global "obesity epidemic" have flourished. Public health messages around physical activity, fitness, and nutrition permeate society despite significant evidence disputing the "facts" we have come to believe about "obesity". We live in a cul…