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Kimmel - Privilege: A Reader - 9780813350035 - V9780813350035
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Privilege: A Reader

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Description for Privilege: A Reader Paperback. Editor(s): Kimmel, Michael S.; Ferber, Abby L. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Privilege is about more than being white, wealthy, and male, as Michael Kimmel, Abby Ferber, and a range of contributors make clear in this timely anthology. In an era when 'diversity' is too often shorthand for 'of color' and/or 'female' the personal and analytical essays in this collection explore the multifaceted nature of social location and consider how gender, class, race, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, and religion interact to create nuanced layers of privilege and oppression. The individual essays (taken together) guide students to a deep understanding of the dynamics of diversity and stratification, advantage, and power. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
479g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813350035
SKU
V9780813350035
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Kimmel
Michael S. Kimmel is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University where he directs the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. His books include Men's Lives and Manhood: A Cultural History. He is the founder and editor of Men and Masculinities, the field's premier scholarly journal. ... Read more

Reviews for Privilege: A Reader
Praise for the last edition: This is a superb collection of work at the vanguard of a resurgent interest in how privilege works across a wide range of human experience. Kimmel and Ferber have skillfully knit together a coherent picture of otherwise unexamined and under-theorized connections in a dauntingly vast and fragmented literature. Troy ... Read more

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