Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education

Özlem Sensoy, Robin DiAngelo

Teachers College Press, 2017 - Education - 288 pages

This award-winning guide to social justice education is appropriate for students from high school through graduate school.

Based on the authors’ extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the book addresses the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice. This comprehensive resource includes new features such as a chapter on intersectionality and classism; discussion of contemporary activism (Black Lives Matter, Occupy, and Idle No More); material on White Settler societies and colonialism; pedagogical supports related to “common social patterns” and “vocabulary to practice using”; and extensive updates throughout.

Accessible to students from high school through graduate school, Is Everyone Really Equal? is a detailed and engaging textbook and professional development resource presenting the key concepts in social justice education. The text includes many user-friendly features, examples, and vignettes to not just define but illustrate the concepts.

Book Features:

Definition Boxes that define key terms.Stop Boxes to remind readers of previously explained ideas. Perspective Check Boxes to draw attention to alternative standpoints.Discussion Questions and Extension Activities for using the book in a class, workshop, or study group.A Glossary of terms and guide to language use.

Contents

• How to Engage Constructively in Courses That Take a Critical Social Justice Approach: 1
• Critical Thinking and Critical Theory: 23
• Culture and Socialization: 35
• Prejudice and Discrimination: 50
• Oppression and Power: 60
• Understanding Privilege Through Ableism: 80
• Understanding the Invisibility of Oppression Through Sexism: 102
• Understanding the Structural Nature of Oppression Through Racism: 119
• Understanding the Global Organization of Racism Through White Supremacy: 141
• Understanding Intersectionality Through Classism: 154
• Yeah But Common Rebuttals: 185
• Putting It All Together: 199
• Glossary: 219
• References: 231
• Index: 245
• About the Authors: 259

Bibliographic information

• Title: Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education; Multicultural Education Series
• Authors: Özlem Sensoy, Robin DiAngelo
• Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2017
• ISBN: 0807776173, 9780807776179
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Education / Multicultural Education; Social Science / Discrimination; Social Science / Sociology / Social Theory