Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World

Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World
Bob Pease
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h216 x 138mm - 240pg
15 Dec 2021 UK
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9781913441135
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In Undoing Privilege, Bob Pease argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has been given insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change. This, he says, has allowed dominant groups to reinforce their dominance. Undoing Privilege explores each of the main sites of privilege, from Western dominance, class elitism and white and patriarchal privilege to the less well examined sites of heterosexual and able-bodied privilege.
This is a scholarly, well-written book that attempts to portray a refreshingly new viewpoint about challenging and confronting an unequal and unjust world order. The author's transparent sincerity, humility and acute awareness about one's privileged position are embedded throughout the narrative. He persuasively argues against all either/or positions related to each form of oppression/privilege such as class, race and gender and proposes a new intersectional theory of privilege. - Ravindra R.P., India 'The power of the powerful has long been recognised, and opposed, yet the holding of privilege, especially one's own, has been interrogated far less often. Undoing Privilege confronts major taken-for-granted dimensions of privilege: Western, class, gender, race, sexual, embodied. It also outlines ways to undo all this, in theory, practice and indeed activism - a huge task that makes for a very important book, written with brevity and humility.' - Jeff Hearn, Professor of Gender Studies (Critical Studies on Men), Linkoping University, Sweden, author of The Gender of Oppression, co-editor of Sex, Violence and the Body, and The Limits of Gendered Citizenship 'This landmark work takes our understanding of privilege to a new level, situating the concept firmly within sociological theories of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability. Should be essential reading for anyone committed to social justice.' - Abby Ferber, Director, The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion
Bob Pease is Chair of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia.
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ISBN-13: 9781913441135
Published: 15 Dec 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Zed Books
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 240

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