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This title in other formats:Privilege Power & Differenceby Allan Johnson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. This extraordinarily successful book has been used across the country, both inside and outside the classroom, to shed light on issues of power and privilege. Allan Johnson has worked on issues of social inequality since receiving his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1972. He has more than thirty years of teaching experience and is a frequent speaker on college and university campuses. Johnson has earned a reputation for writing that is exceptionally clear and explanations of complex ideas that are accessible to a broad audience. Synopsis:This brief supplemental book provides students with an easily applied theoretical model for thinking about systems of privilege and difference. Writing in accessible, conversational prose, Johnson joins theory with engaging examples in ways that enable students to see the nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-191) and index. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Rodney King's QuestionChapter 2: Privilege, Oppression and DifferenceMapping Difference: Who Are We?What Is Privilege?Privilege as ParadoxChapter 3: Capitalism, Class, and The Matrix of DominationCapitalism and ClassThe Matrix of Domination and the Paradox of Being Chapter 4: Making Privilege HappenTrouble for Whom?We Cant Heal Until the Wounding StopsChapter 6: What It All Has to Do with UsIndividuals, Systems, and Paths of Least ResistanceChapter 7: How Systems of Privilege WorkIdentified with PrivilegeThe Isms Chapter 8: Getting Off the Hook: Denial and ResistanceBlame the Victim Its Better This WayIm One of the Good Ones Getting Off the Hook by Getting OnMyth#1: “Its Always Been This Way, and It Always Will Be” Acknowledgements Resources | |||||||||
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