Privilege, power, and difference
Johnson, Allan G.
Privilege, power, and difference [electronic resource] / Allan G. Johnson. - 2nd ed. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xii, 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index.
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?
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.
HN90.E4J64 2005
Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Social conflict--United States.
HN90.E4 / J64 2006
305.5/0973
Privilege, power, and difference [electronic resource] / Allan G. Johnson. - 2nd ed. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xii, 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-176) and index.
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?
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.
HN90.E4J64 2005
Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Social conflict--United States.
HN90.E4 / J64 2006
305.5/0973