Privilege, Power, and Difference

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McGraw-Hill Education, 2006 - Social Science - 184 pages
This brief book is a groundbreaking tool for students and non-students alike to examine systems of privilege and difference in our society. Written in an accessible, conversational style, Johnson links theory with engaging examples in ways that enable readers to see the underlying nature and consequences of privilege and their connection to it. This extraordinarily successful book has been used across the country, both inside and outside the classroom, to shed light on issues of power and privilege.

Allan Johnson has worked on issues of social inequality since receiving his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1972. He has more than thirty years of teaching experience and is a frequent speaker on college and university campuses. Johnson has earned a reputation for writing that is exceptionally clear and explanations of complex ideas that are accessible to a broad audience.

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From inside the book

 

Contents

Rodney Kings Question
1
Privilege Oppression and Difference
12
What Is Privilege?
21
Copyright

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Bibliographic information

TitlePrivilege, Power, and Difference
AuthorAllan G Johnson
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education, 2006
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedAug 26, 2011
ISBN0072874899, 9780072874891
Length184 pages
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