Undoing Privilege:Unearned Advantage and Systemic Injustice in an Unequal World - Softcover

Professor Bob Pease

 
9781913441135: Undoing Privilege:Unearned Advantage and Systemic Injustice in an Unequal World

Synopsis

For every group that is oppressed, another group is privileged. Here, Bob Pease argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has received insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change. As a result, dominant groups have been allowed to reinforce their dominance. Undoing Privilege<\/i> explores the main sites of privilege, from Western dominance, class elitism, and white and patriarchal privilege to the less\-examined sites of heterosexual and able\-bodied privilege. Pease points out that while the vast majority of people may be oppressed on one level, many are also privileged on another. He also demonstrates how members of privileged groups can engage critically with their own dominant position, and explores the potential and limitations of them becoming allies against oppression and their own unearned privilege. This is an essential book for all who are concerned about developing theories and practices for a socially just world. This new edition includes updates reflecting on recent social change and the topic of privilege.

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About the Author

Bob Pease is Chair of Social Work in the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. His most recent co-edited books are The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007), Migrant Men: Critical Studies of Masculinities and the Migration Experience (2009) and Critical Social Work: Theories and Practices for a Socially Just World (2009). He has been involved in profeminist masculinity politics for many years and actively engaged in campaigns to end men's violence against women.

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