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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Maurianne Adams; et al |
| ISBN: | 0415926335 9780415926331 0415926343 9780415926348 |
| OCLC Number: | 44737249 |
| Notes: | Subtitle on pbk. cover: An anthology on racism, antisemitism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, and classism. |
| Description: | xiv, 521 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Section 1. Conceptual Frameworks -- The Complexity of Identity : Who Am I? / Beverly Daniel Tatum -- The Cycle of Socialization / Bobbie Harro -- Prejudice and Discrimination / Warren J. Blumenfeld, Diane Raymond -- Discrimination Comes in Many Forms : Individual, Institutional, and Structural / Fred L. Pincus -- Five Faces of Oppression / Iris Marion Young -- Language and Silence : Making Systems of Privilege Visible / Stephanie M. Wildman, Adrienne D. Davis -- Section 2. Racism -- A Different Mirror / Ronald Takaki -- Racial Identity and the State : Contesting the Federal Standards for Classification / Michael Omi -- Defining Racism : Can We Talk? / Beverly Daniel Tatum -- The Continuing Significance of Race : Antiblack Discrimination in Public Places / Joe R. Feagin -- Seeing More than Black and White / Elizabeth Martinez -- The Heartland's Raw Deal : How Meatpacking Is Creating a New Immigrant Underclass / Marc Cooper -- White Men and the Denial of Racism / Cooper Thompson -- Red Clay, Blue Hills : In Honor of My Ancestors / John Brown Childs -- Complexion / Richard Rodriguez -- An Asian Lesbian's Struggle / C. Allyson Lee -- Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People / Maria P. P. Root -- Moving Beyond White Guilt / Amy Edgington -- Linguicism / Nancy Schniedewind, Ellen Davidson -- Develop Cross-Cultural Communication Skills / Clyde W. Ford -- Section 3. Antisemitism -- Jews in the U.S. : The Rising Costs of Whiteness / Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz -- The Christian Heritage / Leonard Dinnerstein -- The Holocaust : Maps / Martin Gilbert -- The Setting : Europe and America / David S. Wyman -- Including Jews in Multiculturalism / Peter F. Langman -- On Black-Jewish Relations / Cornel West -- The Massacre of the Jews / Varian Fry -- Short Black Hair / Jennifer Krebs -- Jewish and Working Class / Bernice Mennis -- Menorah Light Banishes Hate / The Associated Press -- Pioneers in Dialogue : Jews Building Bridges / Reena Bernards -- Section 4. Sexism -- Night to His Day : The Social Construction of Gender / Judith Lorber -- Masculinity as Homophobia : Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity / Michael S. Kimmel -- Which Outlaws? : Or, Who Was That Masked Man? / Kate Bornstein -- The Conundrum of Difference / Sandra Lipsitz Bem -- Fresh Lipstick : Rethinking Images of Women in Advertising / Linda M. Scott -- Feminism : A Movement to End Sexist Oppression / bell hooks -- Ain't I a Woman? / Sojourner Truth -- I'm Not Fat, I'm Latina / Christy Haubegger -- The Body Politic / Abra Fortune Chernick -- The Rape' of Mr. Smith / Anoymous -- Pornography and Men's Consciousness / Jackson Katz -- Why I Fight Back / Whitney Walker -- Adopting the Principle of Pro-Feminism / Ian Law -- Revving Up for the Next Twenty-Five Years / Gloria Steinem -- Section 5. Heterosexism -- How Homophobia Hurts Everyone / Warren J. Blumenfeld -- Biphobia / Marcia Deihl, Robyn Ochs -- Internalized Homophobia among Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals / Gregory M. Herek -- Homophobia in Black Communities / bell hooks -- Stonewall and the Birth of Gay and Lesbian Liberation / Neil Miller -- What Does the Bible Say about Homosexuality? / Dr. F. Jay Deacon -- Murder Will Out : But It's Still Open Season on Gays / Donna Minkowitz -- Dragon Ladies, Snow Queens, and Asian-American Dykes : Reflections on Race and Sexuality / Sharon Lim-Hing -- Memoirs of a Gay Fraternity Brother / Joshua Clark Meiner -- The Men with the Pink Triangles / Richard Plant -- The Transgender Spectrum / Lisa J. Lees -- Why Don't Gay People Just Keep Quiet? : Listening to the Voices of the Oppressed / William David Burns -- International Bill of Gender Rights -- Becoming an Ally / Jamie Washington, Nancy J. Evans -- Section 6. Ableism -- The Disability Rights Movement / Willie V. Bryan -- Disability beyond Stigma : Social Interaction, Discrimination, and Activism / Michele Fine , Adrienne Asch -- A Separate and Unequal Education for Minorities with Learning Disabilities / Joseph P. Shapiro -- The Deaf Community and the Culture of Deaf People / Carol Padden -- The Hidden Dimension of Learning : Time and Space / Sally L. Smith -- Understanding Disability Issues / Association on Higher Education and Disability -- Wheel Power / Elizabeth Atkins Bowman, Michelle Burford -- Recovering Our Sense of Value after Being Labeled Mentally Ill / Patricia E. Deegan -- Equal Opportunities : Yes, Please / Sally French -- Friendships and Depression / Laura Epstein Rosen, Xavier Francisco Amador -- Learning Accommodations for ADD Students / Anne McCormick, Faith Leonard -- Computers and Disability / Mark Nagler, Adam Nagler -- Invisible and On Center Stage : Who Do We Think We Are, Anyway? / Susan E. Browne, Debra Connors, Nanci Stern -- Section 7. Classism -- Sharing the Pie, The Sinking Majority / Steve Brouwer -- Who Owns How Much? / James S. Heintz, Nancy Folbre -- Tired of Playing Monopoly? / Donna Langston -- A Sociology of Wealth and Racial Inequality / Melvin L. Oliver, Thomas M. Shapiro -- Racism or Solidarity? : Unions and Asian Immigrant Workers / Glenn Omatsu -- Two Hierarchies / M. Edward Ransford -- Why Are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting into Our Top Colleges? / John Larew -- Working-Class Students Speak Out / Gwendolyn Lewis, Patricia Holland, Kathleen Kelly -- So How Did I Get Here? / Rosemary Bray -- On the Meaning of Plumbing and Poverty / Melanie Scheller -- Social Class Questionnaire -- A Welfare Reform Program Based on Help for Working Parents / Barbara Bergmann, Heidi Hartmann -- Responsibility for Reducing Poverty / Peter B. Edelman -- Section 8. Working for Social Justice : Visions and Strategies for Change -- Reflections on Liberation / Suzanne Pharr -- Toward a New Vision : Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection / Patricia Hill Collins -- The Cycle of Liberation / Bobbie Harro -- Developing a Liberatory Consciousness / Barbara J. Love -- Allies / Gloria E. Anzaldua -- Can White Heterosexual Men Understand Oppression? / Cooper Thompson -- How to Interrupt Oppressive Behavior / Mary McClintock -- Working Assumptions and Guidelines for Alliance Building / Ricky Sherover-Marcuse -- Bridging the Us/Them Divide : Intergroup Dialogue and Peer Leadership / Ximena Zuniga, Todd D. Sevig -- Having the Tools at Hand : Building Successful Multicultural Social Justice Organizations / John Anner. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Maurianne Adams ... [et al.]. |
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The first reader to cover the scope of oppressions in America. it contains a mix of short personal and theoretical essays and will be designed as an introduction to the topics at hand. Includes work from bell hooks, Cornel West and Audre Lorde.
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Peters"Completely on target! The organization, quality, and thoroughness are impressive....This would be valuable in introductory women's studies, education, and sociology courses."<br>-Jean O'Barr, co-editor of "Women Imagine Change <br>"An invaluable resource for teaching. The range of social differences and injustices covered is comprehensive and the diverse contributions are held together by strong and accessible introductions to each section."<br>-Stevi Jackson, author of "Heterosexuality in Question <br>"A highly readable and thought-provoking collection of theoretical and personal essays....[A] welcome supplement in courses which seek to actively engage students in learning about the barriers to and promises of social justice education."<br>-Lee Ann Bell, co-editor of "Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice <br>"Given that there has been an upsurge of narratives and statistical research on the 'other, ' this book successfully combines multiple voices into one comprehensive piece. It is a wonder that so much depth can be covered given its breadth of diversity issues. Moreover, "Readings for Diversity and Social Justice provides a very readable introduction to the key terms and conceptual frameworks underlying diversity and social justice. In addition, the book consists of essays that seek not only to inform, but also to empower readers.."<br>-Journal of College Student Development <br> Read more...
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