Johnson, Allan G.

Privilege, power, and difference / Allan G. Johnson. - c2001. - x, 197 paages ; 22 cm.

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-191)

Rodney King's question --
We're in trouble --
The trouble we're in : privilege, power, and difference --
Capitalism, class, and the matrix of domination --
Making privilege happen --
The trouble with the trouble --
Privilege, power, difference, and us --
How systems of privilege work --
Getting off the hook : denial and resistance --
What can we do? : becoming part of the solution.

Provides students with an applied theoretical model for thinking about systems of privilege and difference. Written in conversational prose, this supplemental book presents theory with examples, in order to enable students see the nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it.

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Elite (Social sciences)--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Social conflict--United States.

HN90.E4 / J64 2001

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