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Privilege: A Reader

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Creators: Michael Kimmel, Abby Ferber
Publisher: Westview Press
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.1

ISBN: 081334056X
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.5
EAN: 9780813340562
ASIN: 081334056X

Publication Date: January 24, 2003
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Condition: Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light to moderate shelfwear to the covers - Nice!!

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Product Description
In this new and timely anthology on the experience of privilege in America-as it relates to holding the identity of the dominant gender, class, race, and sexual preference-sociologists Michael Kimmel and Abby Ferber, along with a wide range of contributors, challenge students to think more critically about the myriad inequalities in society and especially to become more aware of how the dynamics that create inequality for some also benefit others. Designed to be used in both introductory sociology and race, gender, and class courses, this exciting volume asks that privilege-and students' own role in it-become more visible. With both well-known and previously published pieces as well as new contributions, IPrivilege/I uses an "intersectional approach" to explore the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact in the lives of those who are privileged by one or more of these identities. Kimmel and Ferber have brought together leading thinkers and writers on all of these dimensions, to examine both the parallels and the ruptures among these different but connected relationships. Writing both personally and analytically, these essays can bring students inside the experiences, and enable us all to begin to theorize our own lives, as well as to explore the ways in which these systems intersect in people's lives.

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5 out of 5 stars

Quintessential Starting Point for Understanding Privilege April 14, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Sociologists, psychologists, historians, English scholars, etc. are all now starting to look at the concept of "privilege." In dealing with all areas of societal interaction (e.g., Race, Class, Gender, Age, etc.), traditional focus has been on unempowered groups and what's wrong with them. The concept of privilege refocuses the argument on the invisible benefits the empowered groups have and don't recognize. Understanding privilege is truly the first step toward cross-group dialogue, and this book is spectacular starting point. It works for the uninitiated as well as for classroom use (as it contains several classic articles). This edited edition contains articles on all kinds of privilege, including race, gender, religion, college legacy, etc. A must-have on your shelves if you teach in this area, and a great way to start thinking about society in a new and enlightened way. I also can't imagine a more invigorating book for a group to sit around and discuss.

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