Social discrimination and social justice Books

Book Synopsis2022 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER2022 NATIONAL ANTIRACIST BOOK FESTIVAL SELECTION2021 PORCHLIGHT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN BEHAVIOR BOOK OF THE YEARAs we become more aware of various social injustices in the world, many of us want to be part of the movement toward positive change. But sometimes our best intentions cause unintended harm, and we fumble. We might feel afraid to say the wrong thing and feel guilt for not doing or knowing enough. Sometimes we might engage in performative allyship rather than thoughtful solidarity, leaving those already marginalized further burdened and exhausted. The feelings of fear, insecurity, inadequacy are all too common among a wide spectrum of changemakers, and they put many at a crossroads between feeling stuck and giving up, or staying grounded to keep going. So how can we go beyond performative allyship to creating real change in ourselves and in the world, together?In The Wake Up

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Book SynopsisGraham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history. His 2007 book The Discovery of France won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For Parisians the City of Paris awarded him the Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the key issues of racism, anti-racism and identity in British football. The nationalism and xenophobia evident in much of the media's coverage of major tournaments is highlighted in the context of the way that English, Scottish and Welsh identities are constructed within British football.Trade Review'Brilliantly researched and a must for anyone who really wants to get to grips with the facts. Every library should have one.' - Garth CrooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Contextualising Racism in British Football Football, 'Race' and the Forging of British Identity Standing Together? Charting the Development of Football's Anti-racism Policing Racism in Football A Design for Life: Deconstructing the Game's National Identities Mad Dogs: England, The Media and English Supporters During Euro '96 and France '98 Conclusion: Racisms and the Cultures of Football Index

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Book SynopsisThis book's concern is with visible inequalities in housing, health, and education, and policy initiatives to address them.The authors offer readers a summary of evidence on inequalities not only in income, gender, and wealth but also in education, health, and housing. They showcase temporal and cross-country trends as well as the policy initiatives to minimize visible inequalities. The book also discusses policy initiatives and provides clarity on what works, what does not, and what may be of use when formulating public policies. Seventeen countries were chosen for focus based on their share in global population; of these, seven are given special focus, which together account for a little over half the world's population.Offering current research as well as insights into prospects for visible inequalities, the book is an essential read for students and professionals interested in the study of visible inequalities and equal opportunity.Table of ContentsContentsFront NoteChapter 1: Introduction and MotivationChapter 2: HousingChapter 3: HealthChapter 4: EducationChapter 5: Women EmpowermentChapter 6: Hope for the FutureReferencesAnnexes Annex 1: The Sustainable Development GoalsAnnex 2: Social and Economic Indicators Compiled by the United Nations, the World Bank, and IISSAnnex 3: A Note on the Social Progress IndexAnnex 4: Income and Wealth Inequality: Trends and Policy PerspectivesAnnex 5: Adequate Housing is a Human RightAnnex 6: The UN SystemAnnex 7: Future of the UN System: Possibilities for ConsiderationStatistical AnnexTable 1: Water, Sanitation and Health Indicators, 2022Table 2: Out of pocket expense, and data on physicians and nursesTable 3: Incidence of Tuberculosis and Diabetes, 2021Table 4: Health system ranksTable 5: Countries with highest to lowest health expenditure % of GDPTable 6: Top 64 countries on life expectancy (LE) and rank (R)Table 7: Educational access equality and % with no schooling, 2022Table 8: World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index: Components and WeightsTable 9: Net Food Trade and Food Security Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative, interdisciplinary course textbook is designed to provide the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the intersections of language, inequality, and social justice in North America, using the applied linguistic anthropology (ALA) framework.Written in accessible language and at a level equally legible for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this text connects theory and practice by sketching out relevant historical background, introducing theoretical and conceptual underpinnings, illustrating with case studies, discussing a wide range of key issues, and explaining research methodologies. Using a general-to-specialized content structure, the expert authors then show readers how to apply these principles and lessons in communities in the real world, to become advocates and change agents in the realm of language and social justice. With an array of useful pedagogical resources and practical tools including discussion questions and activities, reflTrade Review"Rooted in a profound commitment to engaged scholarship, Avineri and Baquedano-López’s An Introduction to Language and Social Justice is a pathbreaking contribution which powerfully synthesizes diverse insights and generously offers multiple entry points for dynamic praxis linking communication to the creation of more just societies." Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University, USA"As a comprehensive review of the tenets of language and social justice research, An Introduction to Language and Social Justice adeptly synthesizes a heretofore heterogeneous collection of scholarship into one unified text. The book is expertly designed as a pedagogical tool with social justice principles at its base."Robin Conley Riner, Marshall University, USATable of ContentsFiguresTablesPreface Chapter 1: Applied Linguistic Anthropology and Social JusticeChapter 2: Centering Language: A Lexicon for Language and Social Justice Issues (LSJIs)Chapter 3: What Is: Applied Linguistic Anthropological Methods for LSJI InquiryChapter 4: What Has Been: Deepening the Connections between Past and PresentChapter 5: What Could Be: Relationships, Aspirations, and ActionsChapter 6: Now What Index

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Book SynopsisMay you sell your spare kidney? May gay men pay surrogates to bear them children? Should we allow betting markets on terrorist attacks and natural disasters? May spouses pay each other to do the dishes, watch the kids, or have sex? Should we allow the rich to genetically engineer gifted, beautiful children? May you ever sell your vote?Most peopleand many philosophersshudder at these questions. To put some goods and services for sale offends human dignity. If everything is commodified, then nothing is sacred. The market corrodes our character.In this expanded second edition of Markets without Limits, Jason Brennan and Peter M. Jaworski say it is now past time to give markets a fair hearing. The market does not, the authors claim, introduce wrongness where there was not any previously. Thus, the question of what rightfully may be bought and sold has a simple answer: if you may do it for free, you may do it for money. Contrary to the conservative consensus, Table of Contents1. Are There Some Things Money Should Not Buy? 2. If You May Do It for Free, You May Do It for Money 3. A Taxonomy of Possible Objections 4. It’s the How, Not the What 5. Semiotic Objections 6. The Mere Commodity Objection 7. The Wrong Signal and Wrong Currency Objections 8. Objections: Semiotic Essentialism, Minding Our Manners, and What It Says When You Buy Love 9. The Corruption Objection 10. How to Make a Sound Corruption Objection 11. The Selfishness Objection 12. The Crowding Out Objection 13. The Surprising Truth about Blood Markets: How Paying for Blood Crowds In Altruism 14. The Immoral Preference Objection 15. The Low Quality Objection 16. The Civics Objection 17. Objections Solved by Market Design 18. Exploitation, Sweatshops, and the Living Wage 19. Consent, Desperation, and Coercion 20. Line Up for Expensive Equality! 21. Baby Buying: Adoption Rights and Designer Babies 22. Selling Civics: Vote Markets and Citizenship 23. Blackmail, Threats, and What We Owe to Each Other for Free 24. Associative Objections: Should We Boycott More People? 25. Anti-Market Attitudes Are Resilient 26. Dignity, Schmignity 27. Where Do Anti-Market Attitudes Come From? 28. The Pseudo-Morality of Disgust 29. Postscript

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Book SynopsisBrings together essays that analyse the effects of class conflict and capitalist ideology on contemporary works of US Latino/a literature. The editors argue that recent global events have compelled contemporary scholars to reexamine traditional interpretive models that centre on identity politics and an ethics of multiculturalism.Trade ReviewCompelling and provocative, this is an impressive and timely collection of essays. Although Marxist approaches have always had an important presence in Latino/a literary studies, this is the first collection that foregrounds such approaches to contemporary texts. The essays range over issues as diverse as mass incarceration, the privatization of public resources, residential segregation, waning state sovereignty, Chicana feminism, and new forms of class conflict. Dialectical Imaginaries will be an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, as well as scholars of other ethnic literatures and American literature more broadly."" - John Alba Cutler, Northwestern University""A sophisticated and stimulating book, one that is sure to have a significant impact on literary and cultural studies. . . . The essays dissolve stale debates about race/ethnicity versus class by demonstrating the intrinsic working-class-ness of much Latino/a writing, as well as the value of Marxist class analysis in relation to this body of texts."" - Barbara Foley, Rutgers University-Newark

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Book SynopsisClass does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, this title explores this fact, offering a picture of childhood. It focuses on the frenetic families managing their children's hectic schedules of 'leisure' activities.Trade Review“Lareau's work is well known among sociologists, but neglected by the popular media; . . . in books like Unequal Childhoods — Lareau has been able to capture the texture of inequality in America. She's described how radically child-rearing techniques in upper-middle-class homes differ from those in working-class and poor homes, and what this means for the prospects of the kids inside.” * New York Times *“This accessible ethnographic study offers valuable insights into contemporary family life in poor, working class and middle class American households. . . . A careful and interesting investigation of life in ‘the land of opportunity’ and the ‘land of inequality.’” * Publishers Weekly *"This is a great book, not only because of its powerful portrayal of class inequalities in the United Stats and its insightful analysis of the processes through which inequality is reproduced, but also because of its frank engagement with methodological and analytic dilemmas usually glossed over in academic texts. It merits a wide readership not only in the United States but also in Europe and would be of interest not only to academics but also to teachers and parents." * American Journal of Sociology *“Unequal Childhoods captures the social-science imagination just as Betty Friedan's 1963 best seller, The Feminine Mystique, had captured the public imagination in restating the arguments for feminism.” * Chronicle Of Higher Education *“This sensitive, well-balanced book is highly recommended for academic, special, and large public libraries.” * Library Journal *"While other studies allude to these class differences, especially in school contexts, this study takes readers even deeper into the lives of children than most. The result is a richer understanding of how cultural repertoires imparted to children vary by class in ways that entrench class inequality at early ages. . . . All in all, this is a thought-provoking book sure to become a classic for scholars working to understand how inequality is reproduced. In addition, its readability and clear expression of basic sociological ideas about social class, inequality, and family life make it ideal for use in undergraduate classes covering any of these topics." * Social Forces *"Does social class make a difference in how parents raise children? Annette Lareau answers this question with a resounding "yes" in this absorbing and thought-provoking book." * Contemporary Sociology *". . . a remarkable contribution . . . Through [Lareau's] work, we are persuaded that social class—and its reproductive potential—is embodied in the very complex, yet ordinary, cultural dimensions of our everyday lives. What now remains is for teachers of sociology to embrace this book, so that future generations of students might be inspired by Lareau's provocative cultural sociology." * Teaching Sociology *"At both its best and its worst, social-science research tells us what we already know. Annette Lareau’s new book is, however, quite different, and packed with insights into such matters as precisely how middle-class children acquire the habits of success and sense of the entitlement early. . . . as exciting to read as it is depressing in its implication." * Scotsman *". . . an excellent contribution to the growing literature in the sociology of childhood. Carefully researched and well written, it will make a great addition to courses on social inequality, children and youth, or the family." * Journal of Marriage and Family *"Lareau began her data collection for Unequal Childhoods in 1989, intensively observing twelve families between 1993 and 1995. The passage of time takes nothing away from this new edition, nor does it mitigate the impact or resonance of its findings. The book’s lasting contribution is Lareau’s conclusion that the childrearing patterns persist over time." * Canadian Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments 1. Concerted Cultivation and the Accomplishment of Natural Growth 2. Social Structure and Daily Life Part I. Organization of Daily Life 3. The Hectic Pace of Concerted Cultivation: Garrett Tallinger 4. A Child's Pace: Tyrec Taylor 5. Children's Play Is for Children: Katie Brindle Part II. Language Use 6. Developing a Child: Alexander Williams 7. Language as a Conduit for Social Life: Harold McAllister Part III. Families and Institutions 8. Concerted Cultivation in Organizational Spheres: Stacey Marshall 9. Concerted Cultivation Gone Awry: Melanie Handlon 10. Letting Educators Lead the Way: Wendy Driver 11. Beating with a Belt, Fearing "the School": Little Billy Yanelli 12. The Power and Limits of Social Class Part IV. Unequal Childhoods and Unequal Adulthoods 13. Class Differences in Parents' Information and Intervention in the Lives of Young Adults 14. Reflections on Longitudinal Ethnography and the Families' Reactions to Unequal Childhoods 15. Unequal Childhoods in Context: Results from a Quantitative Analysis Annette Lareau, Elliot Weininger, Dalton Conley, and Melissa Velez Afterword Appendix A. Methodology: Enduring Dilemmas in Fieldwork Appendix B. Theory: Understanding the Work of Pierre Bourdieu Appendix C. Supporting Tables Appendix D. Tables for the Second Edition Notes Revised Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProvides an introduction to education in the U.S., from its origins to its contemporary manifestations. Focusing on social inequality, the author calls into question Horace Mann's famous proclamation that education is the great equalizer and examines how education stratifies students based on socioeconomic background, race, and gender.Trade Review“Weaves a powerful narrative of inequalities that is chilling in its detailing of how education stratifies students on the basis of gender, race, class, and disability. Packed with relevant facts and statistics, it is also a very measured book, weighing up often competing evidence in an even-handed way.” -- Diane Reay * American Journal of Sociology *

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Book SynopsisA cutting analysis of the racist structures of mainstream feminism.Trade Review'Valuable ... Shows how and why the erasure of race from key accounts of feminism presents a problem for forms of solidarity among women' -- Vron Ware, author of 'Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism and History' (Verso, 2015)'Courageously reveals the fault lines of the longstanding gulf between black and white feminism, exposing the power of white privilege in gender politics and how it undermines solidarity within the sisterhood. A must for a new generation of antiracist feminist scholars and activists who truly seek the holy grail of intersectional equality' -- Heidi Safia Mirza, editor of 'Black British Feminism' (Routledge, 1997)'A searing account of how white feminist innocence is maintained in order to legitimise white women's position at the centre of feminist politics. This book is a must read for anyone interested in questions of feminism and anti-racism' -- Nadine El-Enany, author of '(B)ordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire' (Manchester University Press, 2020)'Building on the work of black feminists and women of colour, this is a profound mediation on white innocence and its deployment in the service of white feminism to deny racism. It offers a renewed possibility for racial justice and resistance to white patriarchal supremacy' -- Aileen Moreton-Robinson, RMIT, Melbourne‘A brave and coherent introduction to the relationship between white privilege and feminism’ -- LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. ‘That Old Chestnut’: Feminism and Racism 2. British Feminisms in the Aftermath of Empire 3. Leaving Feminist Whiteness Behind: Narratives of Transcendence in the Era of Difference 4. Inevitable Whiteness? Absolving White Feminist Dominance 5. Liberal Whiteness and the ‘New’ Feminism 6. Feminist Complicities Notes Index

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Book SynopsisRace may be ‘on the agenda’ – but we need to build our own powerful and political organisationsTrade Review‘In their searing critique of superficial anti-racism, Shafi and Nagdee offer fresh insights into the ideas and actions of Britain's radical anti-racist internationalism’ -- Adam Elliott-Cooper, author of 'Black Resistance to British Policing''Finally, a book that cuts through all the liberal conceits about diversity, representation and privilege to reconnect with Britain's radical histories of anti-racist struggle' -- Arun Kundnani, author of 'The Muslims are Coming!''A sharp piece of political analysis that provides encouragement and direction to a new generation of anti-racist rebels. You can feel their sense of urgency in every page' -- Liz Fekete, Director at the Institute of Race Relations'Fiery [...] A tour of British anti-racism, explaining where it goes wrong and where it goes right, providing an irresistible invitation to mass, collective, and organised revolt' -- Luke de Noronha, lecturer in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies at UCL and co-author of 'Empire's Endgame''A biting book that analyses the history of antiracist activism without romance or malice. A deep and energising call for us to act decisively on our present' -- Gracie Mae Bradley, co-author of 'Against Borders' and ex-Director of Liberty'For everyone longing for that other tradition of antiracism - the one whose authors don't make it onto the Queens' birthday honours list - read this breathtakingly exciting account of how our enemies are the same, all the struggles are linked and how, together, we can and must remake an antiracism from below' -- Gargi Bhattacharyya, author of 'Dangerous Brown Men' and co-author of 'Empire's Endgame''The anti-racism of Shafi and Nagdee is thrillingly uncompromising in its recall of anti-capitalist, working class and community-based but internationalist roots. A must-read for anyone invested in the utopic vision and promise that anti-racism necessarily nurtures' -- Sivamohan Valluvan, author of the 'Clamour of Nationalism''The kind of radical refocusing we need, taking stock not only of how anti-racism is being defanged, but also its promise of a global reckoning which changes everything. Every anti-racist in Britain needs a copy' -- Joshua Virasami, author of 'How to Change It''At a time when antiracism runs the risk of being reduced to vibes and t-shirts, Shafi and Nagdee's distinctly radical and avowedly internationalist call to arms provides the necessary political education radicals need to make 'those in power afraid again'' -- Alana Lentin, Professor of Cultural and Social Analysis at Western Sydney University and the author of 'Why Race Still Matters''A tour de force. By re-centring an internationalist anti-capitalism, Nagdee and Shafi recover some of the most important contributions of Black power and Third World liberation movements, reviving them for use by the current generation' -- Dalia Gebrial, contributing presenter at Novara Media and co-author of Empire's EndgameTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Race, racism and racialisation 2. Rise of Black power in Britain 3. 1981 and the road to antiracism from above 4. Antiracism as status quo 5. New modes of organising: Culture, community and crisis 6. Between rebellion and reaction 7. The other internationalism 8. Policing and surveillance today 9. Advancing the fight? 10. Reorienting the struggle Conclusion: Recovering antiracism

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Book SynopsisThe ecological crisis is the most overwhelming to have ever faced humanity and its consequences permeate every domain of life. This trenchant book examines its relation to Islamophobia as the dominant form of racism today, showing how both share roots in domination, colonialism, and the logics of capitalism.Trade Review"In his usual grippingly lucid prose, Ghassan Hage gives us here an insightful critique of the intrinsic connection between racism and speciesism in their most 'ungovernable' contemporary expressions, namely, Islamophobia and the planetary ecological catastrophe. He thereby exposes the politico-metaphysical foundations of Western colonialism alongside with the colonialist – in the broadest and deepest sense – foundations of Western metaphysics, particularly in its capitalist expression with its relentless need of so–called primitive accumulation. By showing, with the help of anthropological classics such as Mauss and Lévy-Bruhl, that our own anthropotechnics of 'generalized domestication' (one of the most innovative concepts of this book) is by no means the only human way of ecologizing – of making ourselves at home in the world – Hage offers us a nuanced, subtle analysis of the metonymic and metaphorical wolves that haunt the obsessive 'mono-realist' project of capitalism, whose glaring failure is now forcing us to pay increased attention to the counter-hegemonic modes of existence (re)emerging through the widening cracks in the ecocidal and racist-colonial nomos of Modernity." —Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, The National Museum of Brazil"[This fine book speaks] to the deep healing in people's relations with each other and with the earth that's needed if we are to meaningfully address the damage being done to both our social and natural environments. [Hage] sheds persuasive light on why action on climate change is stalled at the level of talk, by linking it to racism. To him this signals the (largely white male) elites projecting their fear of loss of power onto the racialized 'other' to avoid coming to terms with their need for power through domination, which underlies the environmental crisis in the first place. […] Anyone interested in helping to break this impasse by better understanding it will find this book invaluable."—Watershed Sentinel"Hage has written a rich and profoundly thought-provoking and original monograph on the intertwining of anti-racism and environmentalism."Politics, Religion & IdeologyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Islamophobia and the becoming-wolf of the Muslim other 2 Islamophobia and the dynamics of ecological and colonial over-exploitaion 3 The elementary structures of generalized domestication Conclusion: Negotiating the wolf

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Book SynopsisRebels. Warriors. Princesses. Prisoners. Pioneers. 101 of the most extraordinary facts about Suffragettes that you need to know …

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Book SynopsisLeila Alikarami is a practicing lawyer and human rights activist who grew up in Tehran, where she completed her legal training with Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi. Since 2001, Alikarami has focused on women's and children's rights and in 2009 she accepted the RAW in War (Reach All Women in War) Anna Politkovskaya Award on behalf of the women of Iran and the One Million Signatures campaign. She has a PhD from SOAS, University of London, UK.Trade ReviewWomen and Equality in Iran has all the hallmarks of a seminal work. Leila Alikarimi has managed to apply scholarship and feminist theory through her personal experience of gender discrimination and command of legal frameworks to produce an insightful and gripping account. The result is a captivating book that examines how the women movement in Iran has campaigned for change, for the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and for adopting legal protection for women by appealing to a less-patriarchal reading of Islam. * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies *Alikarami’s work is significant, offering as it does a pragmatic strategy for achieving greater gender equality for Iranian women. * Gender & Development *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Political and Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran Chapter 2: Iranian Women Demanding Equal Rights: The Case of Iran’s Criminal Code Chapter 3: Iranian Women’s Struggle for Gender Equality: The Case of Iran’s Civil Code Chapter 4: The Development of Universal Standards on Gender Equality: CEDAW Chapter 5: The Argument over CEDAW in Iran Chapter 6: The One Million Signatures Campaign: Domestic Discourse on Gender Equality Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHolly Allen explores popular and official narratives of forgotten manhood, fallen womanhood, and other social and moral archetypes during the Great Depression and the Second World War.Trade ReviewAllen's incisive analysis of the New Deal’s gender politics are the strength of this book. She convincingly shows how the New Deal used conservative and traditional ideas about gender to assuage American’s fears concerning the expansion of government power and new ideas about social citizenship and responsibility. -- Chris Wilhelm * H-Net *Holly Allen offers a compelling analysis of how widely circulated narratives about diverse figures such as the 'forgotten man,' the 'nagging wife,' and the Kibei 'troublemaker' shaped ordinary men's and women's understanding of their relationship to the economic, political, and social upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II. Allen posits that these narratives also help us to understand the era's vast growth of federal power and the many structural inequalities inherent in the emergent welfare state. By analyzing in tandem a range of civic tropes and a variety of core New Deal–era government programs, Allen reveals in rich detail how the gender, racial, and sexual conventions of both the grassroots and federal policymakers forged a civic culture focused largely on preserving the authority of white male heterosexual breadwinners. This book is an important and fascinating contribution to multiple threads of scholarship on popular culture, race, gender, sexuality, and the growth of the federal state during the Great Depression and World War II. -- Sarah Potter * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction. "More Terrible than the Sword": Emotions, Facts, and Gendered New Deal Narratives1. The War to Save the Forgotten Man: Gender, Citizenship, and the Politics of Work Relief2. "Uncle Sam's Wayside Inns": Transient Narratives and the Sexual Politics of the Emergent Welfare State3. "Builder of Men": Homosociality and the Nationalist Accents of the Civilian Conservation Corps4. "To Wallop the Ladies": Woman Blaming and Nation Saving in the Rhetoric of Emergency Relief5. Civilian Protectors and Meddlesome Women: Gendering the War Effort through the Office of Civilian Defense6. The Citizen-Soldier and the Citizen-Internee: Fraternity, Race, and American Nationhood, 1942–46Conclusion. Stories of Homecoming: Deserving GIs and Faithless Service WivesNotes Index

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Book SynopsisAs early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism.

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Book SynopsisOriented toward the introductory student, The Inequality Reader is the essential textbook for today''s undergraduate courses. The editors, David B. Grusky and Szonja Szelenyi, have assembled the most important classic and contemporary readings about how poverty and inequality are generated and how they might be reduced. With thirty new readings, the second edition provides new materials on anti-poverty policies as well as new qualitative readings that make the scholarship more alive, more accessible, and more relevant. Now more than ever, The Inequality Reader is the one-stop compendium of all the must-read pieces, simply the best available introduction to the stratifi cation canon.Trade Review"Inequality is the central motivating concern of sociology, and there is no better guide to the stratifi cation canon than The Inequality Reader. In this second edition, Grusky and Szelenyi take us on an occasionally challenging, sometimes humorous, often provocative, and always engaging tour of the major works on social stratifi cation." -Dalton Conley, Professor of Sociology, Medicine, and Public Policy, New York University "Grusky and Szelenyi's The Inequality Reader continues to set the standard for comprehensiveness and timeliness as a resource for students of social stratifi cation." -Douglas S. Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University "The Inequality Reader is a remarkably rich and diverse collection, suitable for undergraduates encountering sociological analysis for the first time as well as graduate students looking for a comprehensive overview of the main strands of sociological thinking and research on inequality." -Erik Olin Wright, Vilas Distinguished Professor, University Of Wisconsin--Madison, and President-Elect, American Sociological Association Praise for the First Edition: "Grusky and Szelenyi have compiled a comprehensive set of essential readings that introduce students to both classical sociological thinking and modern ideas about stratification. This is an excellent resource." -Lisa A. Keister, Professor of Sociology, Duke University "This is a beautifully designed resource for teachers and students. The Inequality Reader reveals not only the comprehensiveness and varieties of inequality, but the interconnectedness of its class-, race-, and gender-based dimensions. With superb selections and a state-of-the-art grasp of the issues, Grusky and Szelenyi show us not only the contemporary depth and breadth of injustice, exclusion, and unfreedom, but also the links between inequality's past and present forms. Highly recommended." -Howard Winant, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author, The World is a Ghetto; Race and Democracy since World War IITable of Contents- Part I: Introduction - 1 David B. Grusky The Stories About Inequality That We Love to Tell - Part II: Does Inequality Serve a Purpose? - 2 Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore Some Principles of Stratification 3 Claude S. Fischer, Michael Hout, Mart

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Lynn Mie Itagaki's book is an incisive critique of the civil racism that has become dominant in both liberal and conservative discourses of race in the post-Civil Rights era."—Daniel Kim, Brown University"Given recent urban unrest that lays bare tensions between state power, late capitalism, and race, this is a timely book."—CHOICE"Civil Racism considerably advances literature on the concept of racial civility. Lynn Mie Itagaki's text will be of significant interest to race—specifically those in Asian American studies—and feminist scholars, pushing readers to consider how systems of oppression manifest in insidious forms such as civility."—Journal of Asian American Studies"Exceptionally timely."—American Literary History"Much-needed contribution."—Critical Ethnic Studies "As a sociologist coming to this work, I found Itagaki’s elaboration of civil racism theoretically rich and relevant for many other facets of race relations in the US post-Cold War context. [...] I appreciated Itagaki’s careful use and analysis of language. Calling the events that occurred in 1992 a rebellion instead of a riot provides insight into how the rest of her book centers the subversion of people of color in the face of state oppression. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about race, intersectionality, citizenship, and critical literary/media analysis." —Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies AssociationTable of ContentsContentsA Note on TerminologyPrefaceIntroduction: The 1992 Los Angeles CrisisPart I: Racial Civility1. Model Family Values and Sentimentalizing the Crisis2. In/Civility, with Colorblindness and Equal Treatment for All3. The Territorialization of Civility, the Spatialization of RevengePart II: Counterdiscourse of Civility4. At the End of Tragedy5. The Media Spectacle of Racial DisasterEpilogue: Lives That MatterAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA persuasive exploration of the links between Alabama's slaveholding order and the subsequent industrialization of the state, America's Johannesburg demonstrates that arguments based on classical economics fail to take into account the ways in which racial issues influenced the rise of industrial capitalism.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating and powerful story about the power of a southern PR firm to further the Ku Klux Klan's agenda. Dale Laackman's uncovered never-before-published archival material, census records, and obscure books and letters to tell the story of an emerging communications industry - an industry filled with potential and fraught with peril.Trade ReviewI’ve read countless histories of the Ku Klux Klan . . . . Each has its strengths, but none accomplishes what this book does, which is to show that the Invisible Empire was in many ways the creation of modern public relations. Selling Hate is a splendid book on the so-called 'second era' Klan, the largest in the 150-year history of the organization. In a detailed account rich with fascinating characters, Dale W. Laackman shows how the group's exponential growth was driven almost entirely by an unlikely pair of public relations experts who turned out to be consummate swindlers. Behind the cross burnings and hooded rallies, the Ku Klux Klan was fueled by shady marketers who sold hate across America. Selling Hate pulls back the curtain on the secret PR operation that built the Invisible Empire. Dale W. Laackman delves into a dark chapter of American business history, where PR entrepreneurs and Klansmen forge an alliance with long-reaching effects. Filled with unexpected twists and characters you only wish were fictional, coupled with expert research, Laackman’s book skillfully tells an original and riveting tale.

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Book SynopsisWest Indian Women at War documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British forces during the Second World War. Based on original research and interviews, the book charts the obstacles placed in the way of the recruitment of black women by a very reluctant war office. The documentary evidence of British racism uncovered by the authors makes compelling reading. But the women interviewed in this book are inspirational; they emerge as doughty fighters, as capable of taking on the war office as they were of joining the battle against Hitler.

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Book SynopsisAnyone who eats should read this book: You will come to the table with new appreciation for the intersections between race and food . . . powerful.Anna Lappé, author of Diet for a Hot Planet The growing trend of organic farming and homesteading is changing the way the farmer is portrayed in mainstream media, and yet, farmers of color are still largely left out of the picture. The Color of Food seeks to rectify this.By recognizing the critical issues that lie at the intersection of race and food, this stunning collection of portraits and stories challenges the status quo of agrarian identity. Author, photographer, and biracial farmer Natasha Bowens' quest to explore her own roots in the soil leads her to unearth a larger story, weaving together the seemingly forgotten history of agriculture for people of color, the issues they face today, and the culture and resilience they bring to food and farming.The Color of Food teTrade ReviewShelia Trask, Publishers' Weekly, Summer 2015 Bowens's deep political understanding is obvious throughout her book; she's knowledgeable about the history of oppression that affects farmers of color today and can explain the effects of political pacts like NAFTA on Mexican farmers, all while delivering pertinent statistics that illustrate her points. At heart, though, this is a book about the people themselves. What a book! Dive into the stories and photographs Natasha Bowens shares in these pages and you come up for air with a profound appreciation for the diversity of people planting the seeds and harvesting the foods to keep alive cultural traditions and nourish communities around the country. Anyone who eats should read this book: You will come to the table with new appreciation for the intersections between race and food that so often go unsaid and undocumented. Kudos to Bowens for creating this powerful and important book. --s; Anna Lapp , author, Diet for a Hot Planet and Hope's Edge Natasha Bowens, through her compelling stories and powerful images of a rainbow of farmers, reminds us that the industrialization of our food system and the oppression of our people -- two sides of the same coin -- will, if not confronted, sow the seeds of our own destruction. --s; Mark Winne, author, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty The Color of Food captures the heart and souls of farmers of color... farmers that are frequently forgotten as the stories of agriculture in our country are told. Through the lens of a camera we step into the cultural history of our foods and the beautiful and proud people that grow them. --s; Cynthia Hayes, executive director, Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network True to her ancestral ties, Natasha brings forth the hope of a new generation of young people of color fixed on recapturing the energy, history and tradition of farming. The power of storytelling is etched in each farmer's tale of courage and resiliency as they look at farming, not as oppressive, but as a vibrant celebration of who they are. The Color of Food makes the ancestors rise up in triumph! --s; Karen Washington, farmer, activist, and cofounder, Black Urban Growers It is impossible to understand food in America without digging deeply into "race," class and culture. People's perceptions are their realities, and The Color of Food contributes to changing our reality by changing our perception of the hands, hearts and faces in the food movement. ---Malik Yakini, executive director, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network Natasha Bowens brings us two critical reminders: the potential and pitfalls of "a movement" in any singular form; and the importance of vision and determination in doing truly groundbreaking research. The Color of Food represents the best kind of research-inspired and independent, a project of deep listening and unbounded sharing. Our task is to cultivate the questions she scatters, in a rich and colorful light. --s; Philip Ackerman-Leist, author, Rebuilding the Foodshed and director of the Masters in Sustainable Food Systems, Green Mountain College The food movement has woken the world to joy of food, but the beauty of the people who grow it is too often hidden. That's why Brown Girl Farming is so gorgeous. This is a book that celebrates the food movement leaders to whom I've been honored to be able to turn for wisdom. To read Natasha Bowen's journey through North America is to draw from the rich, exquisite and too often hidden work of people of color in reinventing the modern food system. From First Nation to immigration, there isn't a topic on which Bowen's curiosity doesn't latch, nor her camera capture. It's a must-share book for anyone who holds hope in their hearts about the future of food. --s;Raj Patel, Author of Stuffed and StarvedTable of Contents Prologue : Sowing Seeds for the Road Part 1: Brown Girl Farming Part 2: Rooted in Rights Portrait 1: Land Is Freedom. Daniel Whitaker, Tillery, North Carolina Portrait 2: Forced Migration. Alma Maquitico, The Border Agricultural Workers Project Portrait 3: Lifeblood of the Land. Tyrone Thompson, North Leupp Family Farm Portrait 4: Home, Land. Gary and Kaye Kozuki, Kozuki Farms Portrait 5: Black Land Loss. Gary Grant, Black Farmers and Agriculturists Association Part 3: Seeds of Resilience Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens. Yasin & Elaine Muhaimin, Yard Bird Farm Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty. Luis Castañeda, SOLAR Farm Portrait 3: Bucking Dependence. Renard "Azibo" Turner, Vanguard Ranch . Portrait 4: Surviving as Transplants. Pang Chang, PEC Tropical Farm Portrait 5: Transforming the South. Cynthia Hayes, Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network Part 4: Preserving Culture and Community Portrait 1: Cherokee Seed Bank. Kevin Welch, Center for Cherokee Plants Portrait 2: Sustaining Community. Jenga Mwendo, Backyard Gardeners Network Portrait 3: Acequia Culture. Don Bustos, Santa Cruz Farm Portrait 4: Gullah Seedlings. Sará and Bill Green, Marshview Community Organic Farm Portrait 5: Taste of Home. Menkir Tamrat, Timeless Harvest Part 5: Fierce Farming Women Portrait 1: Alabama Strong. Sandra Simone, Huckleberry Hill Farm Portrait 2: American Indian Mothers. Beverly Collins-Hall, American Indian Mothers and Three Sisters Farm Portrait 3: Sisters. Carol Jackson and Joyce Bowman, My Sister's Farm Portrait 4: A Farm of Her Own. Nelida Martinez, Pure Nelida Farms and Viva Farms Portrait 5: Defying the Odds. Sulina, Sulina & Bay's Farm Part 6: Generation Rising Portrait 1: Tierra Negra. Tahz Walker and Cristina Rivera-Chapman, Tierra Negra Farms Portrait 2: Breaking Down Borders. Kandace Vallejo, Ivon Diaz, Cristina Dominguez-Eshelman, Manny García Portrait 3: Growing with Energy. Eugene Cooke, Grow Where You Are Portrait 4: Kitchen Kwento. Aileen Suzara, Dennis Lee and Kristyn Leach, Namu Gaji and Namu Farm Portrait 5: Foods Are Our Teachers. Valerie Segrest, Muckleshoot Tribe Epilogue and Acknowledgements: Coming Home Collage : We Are Here Too Appendix Notes About the Author

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Book SynopsisExamines the interaction between labour markets and the welfare state at the institutional level. Topics discussed include the legislative structuring of programmes, how the characteristics of programmes have changed over time, and the private and public mix of programmes.Table of ContentsFigures, Tables, Preface, 1 Welfare States and Employment Regimes, 2 Social Expenditure: A Decompositional Approach, 3 Income Distribution and Redistribution in the Nordic Welfare States, 4 The Three Political Economies of the Welfare State, 5 The Interaction of Welfare States and Labor Markets: The Institutionai Level, 6 Sick-Leave Regimes: The Private-Public Mix in Sickness Provision, 7 The Private-Public Mix in Pension Policy, Index, Contributors

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Book SynopsisExamines a twenty-first century social phenomenon in which white, French descendant settlers in Canada shift into a self-defined 'Indigenous' identity, bringing to light to how these claims are then used politically to oppose actual, living Indigenous peoples.Table of Contents Introduction: Self-Indigigenization in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 1 Lineal Descent in an Age of Reconciliation Chapter 2 Aspirational Descent: Creating an Indigenous Woman Ancestor Chapter 3 Lateral Descent: Reconstructing Indigeneity in the Past Chapter 4 After Powley: Anti- Indigenous Activism and Becoming Métis in Two Regions of Quebec Chapter 5 The Largest Self-Identified Métis Organization in Canada: The Métis Nation of the Rising Sun Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDoes protest influence political representation? If so, which groups are most likely to benefit from collective action? The Advantage of Disadvantage makes a provocative claim: protests are most effective for disadvantaged groups. According to author LaGina Gause, legislators are more responsive to protesters than non-protesters, and after protesting, racial and ethnic minorities, people with low incomes, and other low-resource groups are more likely than white and affluent protesters to gain representation. Gause also demonstrates that online protests are less effective than in-person protests. Drawing on literature from across the social sciences as well as formal theory, a survey of policymakers, quantitative data, and vivid examples of protests throughout U.S. history, The Advantage of Disadvantage provides invaluable insights for scholars and activists seeking to understand how groups gain representation through protesting.Trade Review'Guarded with the theoretical savviness of a budding eminent scholar and the empirical sophistication of formal modeling, Dr. Gause introduces us to the powerful ways that protest adds to American democracy. In doing so, the author makes a very compelling case for how marginalized groups, which are often associated with low resources, are able to compensate for the lack of governmental response seen in more institutional forms of political behavior. This book will be widely read, immensely studied, and rigorously followed as a bold, new way to understand protest in America.' Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania'Protest works best for the poor and marginalized, LaGina Gause boldly argues. Dramatic demonstrations of commitment – particularly if difficult, risky, and costly – can sway elected officials. Deploying a range of sophisticated methods, The Advantage of Disadvantage stakes out a creative new approach to the impact of contentious protest that must be engaged.' David S. Meyer, Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Planning, Policy, and Design, University of California, Irvine'LaGina Gause turns conventional wisdom on its head, crafting a persuasive argument about the heterogeneous significance of resources and politicians' interpretation of costly protest. This incisive and original work succeeds in challenging readers to rethink the consequences of this unique form of political engagement and its impact in US democracy.' Jane Junn, University of Southern California'In this important book, Gause uses multiple methods and data to understand how collective action shapes American politics. She shows that who protests matters, and legislators are more responsive to low-resource protesters. Yet while protest can be a force for equality, Gause also reveals the lengths to which resource-poor groups must go to be represented. This book is a must-read for scholars of political representation and inequality.' Kris Miler, University of Maryland, and author of Poor Representation: Congress and the Politics of Poverty in the United StatesTable of Contents1. The Promise of Protest; 2. Costly Protest and political representation; 3. How Legislators perceive collective Action; 4. How the average Legislator responds; 5. The limits of costly Protest; 6. Costly protest in a digitized World; 7. The democratic value of costly Protest; 8. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisLong Lives Are for the Rich is the title of a silent ominous program that affects the lives of millions of people. In all developed countries disadvantaged and, especially, poor people die much earlier than the most advantaged. During these shorter lives they suffer ten to twenty years longer from disabilities or chronic disease. This does not happen accidentally: health inequalities including those between healthy and unhealthy life styles are mainly caused by social inequalities that are reproduced over the life course. This crucial function of the life course has become painfully visible during its neoliberal reorganization since the early 1980s. Studies about aging over the life course, from birth to death, show the inhumane consequences as people get older. In spite of the enormous wealth that has been piled up in the US for a dwindling percentage of the population, there has been growing public indifference about the needs of those in jobs with low pay and high streTrade Review"With a compelling and rigorous critical lens, Jan Baars uncovers the humanly destructive effects of neoliberalism and its 'humanist' intellectual apologists. He demonstrates clearly how popular narratives of social science, philosophy and popular culture are logically and empirically flawed, and how they have served to legitimate neoliberalism’s rise and its continued expansion while naturalizing or otherwise ignoring and obscuring the harmful impact its policies have on individual life chances and aspirations."Dale Dannefer, Case Western University, author of Age and the Reach of the Sociological Imagination"This superb book illuminates, more clearly than any other, the profound relationships among capitalism, neoliberalism, poverty, inequality, and aging. Baars cuts through the misconceptions about healthy aging by showing how the very rich have exploited old people in the quest to accumulate capital. Through a wide range of data and other startling information, the book documents the ways that neoliberal policies prop up global capitalism but deeply hurt people as they age. As a sociologist and medical practitioner trying to care for old people, I often have faced the disastrous conditions that this book describes. But until reading the book, I never fully understood the political- economic sources of patients’ suffering. The book’s revelations point to a need for fundamental social transformation if we are serious about improving health and quality of life for people as they age."Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Health Sciences, University of New Mexico"A bold and original critique of the impact of neo-liberal policies in widening inequalities and undermining social rights. Drawing on his commitment to critical scholarship and a passion for social justice, Jan Baars provides a comprehensive account of the way in which neo-liberal policies have drastically reduced security for the middle and working class in the US, and for disadvantaged older people in particular. He demonstrates how the experiences of older citizens provide a powerful illustration of the operation of social inequalities – and the way these shape health inequalities – over the life course. Jan Baars concludes his book by arguing for a new moral vision of the life course, one guided by considerations of social justice, equity, and mutual respect between citizens."Chris Phillipson, Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction. The neo-liberal turn against a supportive life course and the US as its tragic championChapter 1. From a supportive to an entrepreneurial organization of the life course Chapter 2. Long lives are for the Rich…until this backfires Chapter 3. Main forms and temporal dynamics of social inequalityChapter 4. Ageism as a form of social InequalityChapter 5. Social inequality: from central concern to its marginalization Chapter 6. Theories about Social Justice and Equality over the Life Course: Looking away from Social InequalityChapter 7. Social (In)equality over the Life Course: Pitfalls and Perspectives

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to teach for social justice? Drawing on his own classroom experiences, leading author and educator Kevin K. Kumashiro examines various aspects of anti-oppressive teaching and learning and their implications for six different subject areas and various grade levels. Celebrating 20 years as a go-to resource for K-12 teachers and teacher educators, this 4th edition of the bestselling Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice features:                 An expanded introduction that examines teaching in today's context of censorship and attacks on diversity, democracy, and teaching truth;                 New sections on teacher preparation, social studies, reading and writing, and the arts;            &nb

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Book SynopsisIt is now widely recognised that rising inequality of income and wealth on the one hand and a slowdown in the rate of economic growth on the other are two of the most important challenges faced today by the global economy as well as by most of the developing economies. This book starts by explaining how these two issues are interrelated. There is no dearth of books on the role that the economic policies of the government can play in meeting these twin challenges. The role of business managers in the private sector of the economy, however, is a relatively neglected area. This book seeks to close this gap in the literature. The central message of the book is that, contrary to popular belief, it is in the interests of private business itself that business managers take into account the effects that their decisions have on the economy as a whole. It is shown that a failure to do so would hurt their own economic prospects in both the short run and the long. Emphasis is given on the impor

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Book SynopsisThe A-Z of Diversity and Inclusion is a powerful blend of advice, reflection and provocation on these vital topics, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet.Great educators recognise how diversity enriches their organisation. They have an ambition for every learner (adult and child) to be seen, represented and included, for their needs to be met and any barriers they are experiencing to be understood, tackled and overcome. To achieve this requires dogged determination, relentless and forensic focus and unwavering optimism and energy.Inclusive educators quite literally change lives.

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Book SynopsisWhile many current analyses of democracy focus on creating a more civil, respectful debate among competing political viewpoints, this study argues that the existence of structural social inequality requires us to go beyond the realm of political debate. Challenging prominent contemporary theories of democracy, the author draws on John Dewey to bring the work of combating social inequality into the forefront of democratic thought. Dewey''s ''pragmatic'' principles are deployed to present democracy as a developing concept constantly confronting unique conditions obstructing its growth. Under structurally unequal social conditions, democracy is thereby seen as demanding the overcoming of this inequality; this inequality corrupts even well-organized forums of political debate, and prevents individuals from governing their everyday lives. Dewey''s approach shows that the process of fighting social inequality is uniquely democratic, and he avoids current democratic theory''s tendency to abstTrade Review'Jeff Jackson rescues the radicalism of John Dewey's political thought from his deliberative inheritors to put the struggle against social inequality back at the center of democratic theory. Equality Beyond Debate is a powerful and original book that provokes us to rethink what participatory democracy can mean in unequal times.' Alexander Livingston, Cornell University and author of Damn Great Empires!: William James and the Politics of Pragmatism'… his consistently insightful exposition deserves a wide audience.' Samuel Bagg, The Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The democratic individual; 2. The Hegelian development of Deweyan democracy; 3. The pursuit of democratic political institutions; 4. From deliberative to participatory democracy; 5. Agonism, communitarianism, and cosmopolitanism; 6. Educating democratic individuals; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisFor nearly 20 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, religious oppression, classism, ableism, youth and elder oppression, as well as an integrative section dedicated to sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fourth edition have been carefully chosen to keep topic coverage timely and readings accessible and engaging for students. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the interconnections among oppressions in everyday life. A Table of Intersections leads you to selections not in the section dedicated to an issue.Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding its coverage, this new edition features: Over 40 new selections considering current topics and events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, workplace immigration raids, gentrification, wealth inequality, the disability rights of prisoners and inmates, and the Keystone XL pipeline protests. An updated companion website with additional resources and short classroom-friendly videos that further complement the readings in each section. A holistic approach to sexism, gay, lesbian, trans and gender-queer oppression that challenges widely-held assumptions about the usual practice of separating analyses of sex and gender binaries. A more optimistic focus on the role of social justice at all levels of society, whether personal, institutional local, or global, and the intersections among them. Offering over 140 selections from some of the foremost scholars in a wide range of fields, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice is the indispensable volume for every student, teacher, and social justice advocate. Table of ContentsTable of IntersectionsAcknowledgementsReadings for Diversity and Social Justice: A General IntroductionSection 1: Getting Started: Core Concepts for Social Justice EducationIntroductionMaurianne Adams1 The Complexity of Identity: "Who Am I?"Beverly Daniel Tatum2 Identities and Social Locations: Who Am I? Who Are My PeopleGwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey 3 The Social Construction of DifferenceAllan G. Johnson4 Microaggressions, Marginality, and Oppression: An IntroductionDerald Wing Sue5 The Cycle of SocializationBobbie Harro6 Theoretical Foundations Lee Anne BellCore Concepts for Social Justice EducationMaurianne Adams and Ximena Zúñiga7 Five Faces of OppressionIris Marion Young8 Intersectionality RevisitedPatricia Hill Collins and Sirma BilgeSection 2: RacismIntroductionMike Funk, Rani Varghese, and Ximena ZúñigaContext9 Defining Racism: ‘Can We Talk?’Beverly Daniels Tatum10 A Different MirrorRonald Takaki11 This LandRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz12 The Possessive Investment in WhitenessGeorge Lipsitz13 Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy: Rethinking Women of Color OrganizingAndrea Smith14 La consciencia de la mestiza: Toward a New ConsciousnessGloria Anzaldua 15 Patrolling Racial Borders: Discrimination Against Mixed Race PeopleHeather Dalmage16 Selected ReportsNational Network for Immigrant and Refugee RightsVoices17 Finding My Eye-dentityOlivia Chung18 Identification PleasEric Gansworth19 American Hijab: Why My Scarf Is A Sociopolitical Statement, Not A Symbol Of My ReligiosityMariam Gomaa20 My Tongue is Divided into TwoQuique Aviles21 Letter to My SonTa-Nehisi Coates22 My Class Didn’t Trump My Race: Using Oppression to Face PrivilegeRobin J. DiAngeloNext Steps23 Women, Race, and Racism: A Dialogue in Black and WhiteAndrea Ayvazian and Beverly Daniel Tatum24 Forging El Mundo Zurdo: Changing Ourselves, Changing the WorldAnaLouise Keating25 The Personal Is PoliticalRichard (Chip) SmithSection 3: ClassismIntroductionMaurianne Adams, Larissa E. Hopkins, and Davey ShlaskoContext26 Class in AmericaGregory Mantsios27 Class DismissedLaura Smith and Rebecca M. Redington28 Race, Wealth, and EqualityMelvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro29 What's Debt Got to Do with It?Brett Williams30 At the Elite CollegesPeter Schmidt31 Is the Near-Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Bubble About to Pop?Sarah Jaffe32 Students with Disabilities: Financial Aid Policy IssuesThomas R. Wolanin33 "Free" Labor: Past and Present Forms of Prison Labor Whitney Benns 34 Wealth InequalityPew Research CenterVoices35 Bonds of Sisterhood—Bonds of OppressionMary Romero36 White Poverty: The Politics of Invisibilitybell hooks 37 The Laws That Sex Workers Really Want (TED Talk)Juno Mac38 Born on Third BaseChuck Collins39 Gentrification Will Drive My Uncle Out of His Neighborhood, and I Will Have Helped Eric RodriguezNext Steps40 How Occupy Wall Street Changes EverythingSarah van Gelder41 "Classism from Our Mouths" and "Tips from Working-Class Activists"Betsy Leondar-Wright42 Deep Thoughts about Class PrivilegeKaren Pittelman and Resource Generation43 Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic WorkNational Domestic Workers Alliance44 Charts from United for a Fair Economy Section 4: Religious OppressionIntroductionMaurianne Adams and Christopher MacDonald-DennisContext45 America’s Changing Religious Landscape Pew Research Center46 Examples of Christian PrivilegeSam Killerman47 Christian Privilege and the Promotion of "Secular" and Not-So "Secular" Mainline Christianity in Public Schooling and in the Larger SocietyWarren J. Blumenfeld48 Racing ReligionMoustafa Bayoumi49 Precedents: The Destruction of the European JewsRaul Hilberg50 Maps—History of Anti-SemitismSir Martin Gilbert51 "Working it Out" and "See You in Court"Diana Eck52 Native American Religious Liberty: Five Hundred Years After ColumbusWalter R. Echo-Hawk53 Religious Freedom Advocates Are Divided over How to Address LGBT RightsKelsey Dallas54 From Pearl Harbor to 9/11: Lessons from the Internment of Japanese American BuddhistsDuncan Ryûken Williams55 A Somali Influx Unsettles Latino MeatpackersKirk SempleVoices56 Jews in the U.S.: Rising Costs of WhitenessMelanie Kaye/Kantrowitz57 Oral History of Adam FattahAmna AhmadOral History of Hagar OmranHoda Zawam58 Modesto-Area Athiests Speak Up, Seek ToleranceSue Nowicki59 Why Are You Atheists So Angry?Greta ChristinaNext Steps60 Creating Identity-Safe Spaces on College Campuses for Muslim StudentsNa’ilah Suad Nasir, Jasiyah Al-Amin61 Guidelines for Christian AlliesPaul Kivel62 Critical Reflections on the Interfaith Movement: A Social Justice PerspectiveSachi Edwards Section 5: Sexism, Heterosexism, and Trans* OppressionIntroductionD. Chase J. Catalano, Warren J. Blumenfeld, and Heather W. HackmanContext63 "Night to His Day": The Social Construction of GenderJudith Lorber64 Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppressionbell hooks65 Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, Or an UsAllan G. Johnson66 PrivilegeDevon W. Carbado67 He Works, She Works, But What Different Impressions They MakeGwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey68 Generation LGBTQIAMichael Schulman69 Women & LGBT People Under Attack: 1930s & NowWarren J. Blumenfeld70 Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender IdentityMichael S. Kimmel71 Overcompensation Nation: It’s Time to Admit That Toxic Masculinity Drives Gun ViolenceAmanda Marcotte72 Introduction—How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United StatesJoanne Meyerowitz73 The InterSEXion: A Vision for a Queer Progressive AgendaDeepali Gokhale74 Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About ItLaura Kacere75 Pansexual Visibility & Undoing HeteronormativityCameron Airen76 Transgender LiberationSusan Stryker77 The Impact of Juvenile Court on Queer and Trans/Gender-Non-Conforming YouthWesley Ware78 Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the Twenty-First CenturyAngela Y. DavisVoices79 BonesLindy West80 Men Explain Things to MeRebecca Solnit81 Mutilating GenderDean Spade82 Violence Against Women is a Men’s IssueJackson Katz83 Trans Woman ManifestoJulia Serano84 Real Men and Pink SuitsCharles M. Blow85 Mestiza/o Gender: Notes Towards a Transformative MasculinityDaniel E. Solis y Martinez86 Look! No, Don’t! The Invisibility Dilemma for Transsexual MenJamison Green87 My Life as an Out Gay Person in RussiaMasha GessenNext Steps88 Grassroots: IntroductionWinona LaDuke89 National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) Statement on Healthcare for AllNational Latina Institute for Reproductive Health90 Becoming an Ally: A New ExaminationNancy J. Evans and Jaime Washington91 Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Day to Honor the Dead and the LivingShelby Chestnut92 Unbowed: A MemoirWangari Maathai93 Calling All Restroom Revolutionaries!Simone Chess, Alisson Kafer, Jessi Quizar, and Mattie Udora Richardson94 Why I Marched on Washington—With Zero ReservationsRinku Sen95 Getting to Why: Reflections on Accountability and Action for Men in Gender Justice MovementsJamie UttSection 6: AbleismIntroductionBenjamin Ostiguy-Finneran and Madeline L. PetersContext96 Struggle for Freedom: Disability Rights MovementsWillie V. Bryan97 Immigration, Ethnicity, and the Ugly LawSusan M. Schweik98 Disability Does Not Discriminate: Toward a Theory of Multiple Identity Through CoalitionZanita E. Fenton99 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Leaves Scars "on the Inside," Iraq Veteran SaysEdward D. Murphy100 Disability in the New World OrderNirmala Erevelles101 Disabled Behind BarsRebecca Vallas102 The Silent Victims: Inmates with Learning DisabilitiesDouglas P. Wilson103 Go to the Margins of the Class: Disability and Hate CrimesLennard J. Davis104 Why the Intersexed Shouldn’t Be Fixed: Insights from Queer Theory and Disability StudiesSumi Colligan105 Students with Disabilities Frustrated with Ignorance and Lack of ServicesAllie GrasgreenVoices106 Understanding Deafness: Not Everyone Wants to Be "Fixed"Allegra Ringo107 How to Curse in Sign LanguageAshley and Deborah108 On the Spectrum, Looking OutJess Watsky109 What I’d Tell That DoctorJason KingsleyNext Steps110 Toward Ending Ableism in EducationThomas Hehir111 Facilitating Transitions to College for Students with Disabilities from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse BackgroundsHeather A. Oesterreich and Michelle G. Knight112 Increasing Awareness: Language, Communication Strategies, and Universally Designed EnvironmentsKaren A. Myers, Jaci Jenkins Lindburg, and Danielle M. Nied113 Learning Disability Identity Development and Social Construct: A Two-Tiered ApproachCheryl L. Howland and Eva Gibavic114 Creating a Fragrance-Free Zone: A Friendly Atmosphere for People Living with Environmental IllnessInvisible Disabilities Advocate115 Recognizing Ableist Beliefs and Practices and Taking Action as an AllyMadeline L. Peters, Carmelita (Rosie) Castañeda, Larissa E. Hopkins, and Aquila McCantsSection 7: Youth Oppression and Elder Oppression IntroductionKeri "Safire" DeJong and Barbara J. LoveContext116 Understanding Adultism: A Key to Developing Positive Youth-Adult RelationshipsJohn Bell117 Terrorizing School Children in the American Police StateHenry A. Giroux118 Police Make Life Hell for Youth of ColorKathy Durkin119 Ageism: Another Form of BigotryRobert N. Butler120 Ageing with Disabilities: Ageism and MoreDebra J. Sheets121 Black ElderlyCenter on Aging Studies, University of Missouri—Kansas City Voices122 From Keystone XL Pipeline to #DAPL: Jasilyn Charger, Water Protector from Cheyenne River ReservationAmy Goodman and Jasilyn Charger123 Elders Liberation Draft Policy StatementMarge Larabee124 People of Color Over FiftyDottie Curry Next Steps125 An Immediate End to the Criminalization and Dehumanization of Black Youth Across All Areas of Society Including, but Not Limited to, Our Nation’s Justice and Education Systems, Social Service Agencies, Media, and Pop CultureThena Robinson Mock, Ruth Jeannoel, Rachel Gilmer, Chelsea Fuller, Marbre Stahly Butts126 Allies to Young People: Tips and Guidelines on How to Assist Young People to OrganizeJenny Sazama with help from teens in Boston127 Taking a Stand Against Ageism at all Ages: A Powerful CoalitionMargaret M. Gullette128 What Allies of Elders Can DoPatricia Markee129 Youth Oppression as a Technology of Colonialism: Conceptual Frameworks and Possibilities for Social Justice Education PraxisKeri DeJong and Barbara J. LoveSection 8: Working for Social Justice: Visions and Strategies for Change IntroductionXimena ZúñigaContext130 Reflections on LiberationSuzanne Pharr131 Developing a Liberatory ConsciousnessBarbara J. Love132 Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and GenderPatricia Hill Collins133 What Can We Do?Allan G. Johnson134 The Cycle of LiberationBobbie HarroVoices135 CourageCornel West136 AlliesGloria Anzaldúa Next Steps 137 Social StruggleRichard (Chip) Smith138 Intergroup Dialogue: Critical Conversations about Difference and Social JusticeXimena Zúñiga, Gretchen E. Lopez, and Kristie A. Ford139 Decolonizing Theory, Practicing SolidarityChandra Talpade Mohanty140 The Renaissance of Student ActivismAlia WongPermissions Acknowledgements and CitationsAbout the Contributors

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Book SynopsisPalestinian women have slowly become active in the formal labor market in Israel. In this book, Vered Kraus and Yuval Yonay describe and analyse the labor experience of these Palestinian women, and explain why Palestinian and Jewish women have different rates and outcomes in the labor market. Challenging popular views that ascribe these differences to Arab culture and Islam, they instead find that it is state policies and widespread discrimination that hinder Palestinian women''s participation and success. By including the various Palestinian sub-groups - Muslims, Bedouins, Druze, Christians, non-citizen residents of Jerusalem - this book shows how the specific life circumstances of the women from these subgroups affect their employment and achievements. The book thus enriches the acute discussion on the labour market experiences of Muslim and Arab women in the Middle East and North Africa and in advanced industrialized societies.Table of Contents1. Why Arab and Muslim women participate less in the labor market than other women?; 2. The subordinated citizens: Palestinian Israelis in historical, social, and economic contexts; 3. Changing demography: trends of educational attainment, marriage patterns, and fertility; 4. Slowly but steadily: Muslim women enter the labor market; 5. Limited success: Muslim women's standing in the labor market; 6. Far and isolated: Bedouin women in the Naqab; 7. Residents but not citizens: the annexed women of Jerusalem; 8. The 'favorite minority'? Druze women in the labor market; 9. The half-full glass: Christian women in the labor market; 10. Conclusion: the politics of employment in an ethnocracy.

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Book SynopsisDespite extensive and costly diversity initiatives, little progress has been made in recent years in ending workplace gender inequality. Beyond Bias presents a compelling explanation of the reasons for this failure. Current diversity initiatives focus primarily on teaching people to be less biased and more inclusive. But this is the wrong focus. As Beyond Bias make clear, workplace gender inequality is a systemic problem caused largely by the (unintended) discriminatory operation of personnel systems, policies, and practices. Beyond Bias presents the four-prong PATH program for directly attacking this structural discrimination-and with it, individuals'' discriminatory conduct: Prioritize Elimination of Exclusionary Behavior Adopt Bias-free Methods of Decision-Making Treat Inequality in the Home as a Workplace Problem Halt Unequal Performance Evaluations and Leadership Development OpportunitiesTrade ReviewBeyond Bias offers a curated introduction to the literature on workplace gender bias, and many concrete steps organizations can take to interrupt bias by providing more structure in their business systems. -- Joan C. Williams, Author of Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good, Harvard Business Review Press, 2021Beyond Bias's actionable best practices equip leaders with the tools to create an equitable and more productive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. The "must read" for every leader who is serious about positioning their organization for success in the 21st century! -- David G. Smith, PhD, Johns Hopkins University & W. Brad Johnson, PhD, U.S. Naval Academy, authors of Good Guys and Athena RisingFinally, a book that tackles workplace gender inequality at the root of the problem. Grounded in solid research, this book is a must for leaders determined to improve business results by fostering deeper engagement from both men and women. -- Carol Frohlinger, President, Negotiating Women, Inc.Beyond Bias is a timely, powerful, and compelling book. In it, Kramer and Harris provide a clear and do-able PATH to create a business climate where people feel trusted and appreciated; one where DE&I is more than hope-it becomes a reality. -- Andi Simon, Ph.D. Corporate Anthropologist and CEO Simon Associates Management ConsultantsHere it is! We've long been in pursuit of creating a bias-free workplace-what is needed to unlock so much potential and profit for our businesses. Yet so many companies have put in place huge efforts that have failed. Through their PATH program, Andie and Al show us how big goals are met through small wins. Focus on the seemingly small practices they outline that compound over time, and you and your organization will reach the goal we all seek. -- Lee Caraher, CEO, Double Forte, Author of Millennials & Management and The Boomerang Principle, and host of Everything Speaks

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Book SynopsisUtilizing research from the U.S., Italy, and the Netherlands, Place, Exclusion and Mortgage Markets presents an in depth examination of the practice of redlining and the broader implications of contemporary urban exclusion processes. Covers exclusion in mortgage markets in three different countries - the U.S., Italy, and the Netherlands Presents an interdisciplinary perspective to the practice of redlining Connects the literature on social exclusion and financial exclusion Trade Review“Together, these strengths make Place, Exclusion, and Mortgage Markets an excellent resource for those interested in how housing finance markets contribute to social and spatial exclusion.” (City & Community, 1 June 2013) “Place, Exclusion, and Mortgage Markets significantly advances our understanding of the history and current reality of redlining and its exclusionary processes and consequences. Its comparative analysis is a welcome addition to the literature on financial services. Hopefully, it will lead to more equitable approaches to the development of the world’s metropolitan regions.” (International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2012) “Nevertheless, the book provides a valuable account of the literature and makes interesting reading about market behaviour. It will be useful for those interested in the influence of actors on access to homeownership and the development of urban neighbourhoods.” (Housing Studies, 2 August 2012) “This is a timely and forceful book which seeks to bring together aspects of the financial boom and bust and processes of redlining and exclusion in urban housing markets in a number of countries, namely the USA, Italy and the Netherlands.” (International Journal of Housing Policy, 28 May 2012) “By covering the full field of redlining—from abstract socio-spatial theories to concrete cases and a human angle—this books offers an ideal introduction to the topic. At the same time, it considerably expands the state of knowledge on financial exclusion.” (Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2012) "The book's key strength is the actor centred focus on markets that reveals the processes by which markets and places are made in ways that would not be explained by classical models of market behaviour. The detailed descriptions of Rotterdam in particular are of great interest, including a photo essay on Tarwewijk, a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, where the decline was said to have been accelerated by redlining in the 1990s. Furthermore, the history and development of redlining, particular in the US, is also of great use to students and scholars alike." (Housing Studies, 2012) "An important book that fills the empirical and theoretical gaps in the literature on the sociology and geography of mortgage markets. The book is a fantastic, empirically rich and theoretically innovative exploration of the historical trajectory of urban disinvestment (redlining) and social exclusion that compares the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands." (Financial Technology, 15 November 2011)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations vi Series Editors' Preface ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I The Exclusion, Urban, and Market Lenses 11 1 Social and Financial Exclusion 13 2 A Socio-Spatial Approach 35 3 Markets, Institutions, Risk, Credit Scoring 53 Part II Redlining Research in the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands 77 4 The United States: One Century of Redlining 79 5 Italy: Capital Switching in Milan 103 6 The Netherlands: Colored Maps 124 Photo Essay The Tarwewijk, Rotterdam 166 Part III Conclusions 179 7 The Globalization of Redlining? 181 References 199 Index 222

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Book SynopsisA revealing, honest and often comic coming-of-age story about growing up in 1970s Britain on the boundaries of race''Full of charm'' GUARDIAN''An account of what being British means'' i''Captures a country in transition ... You can''t fail to be moved'' THE TIMESKamal Ahmed''s childhood was very British' in every way except for the fact that he was brown. Half English, half Sudanese, he was raised at a time when being mixed-race meant being told to go home, even when you were born just down the road.This is his account of an upbringing of cricket and bucket-and-spade holidays, Angel Delight and the BBC - British to the core, yet always feeling foreign in the only home he had ever known. ''Ahmed grew up as a mixed-race kid in west London in the seventies, and his book charts the progress (sometimes slow and now without a few setbacks along the way) that our country has made on race issues since then. Brilliant'' Rohan SilvaTrade ReviewSparky, accessible and stimulating * Observer *Full of charm. Will no doubt deepen the conversation on race and identity in Britain * Guardian *Compelling. Ahmed writes evocatively of his almost cloyingly British upbringing: life in the suburbs: bucket-and-spade hols, cricket and card games with (white) Granddad. And yet, as Ahmed observes, he has always felt a little alien in his homeland. It is clear that Ahmed has done his homework – spoken to an enormous number of people, read endless studies. The book is a valuable addition to a growing body of work on what it means to be mixed race in modern Britain * Sunday Times *Ahmed draws on his experiences as a half-English, half-Sudanese child in 70s London for an account of what being British means * 50 Top Reads for Autumn, i-paper *Captures a country in transition. Even allowing for the lofty vantage point [Ahmed] looks back from as economics editor of the BBC, his story has a touch of the everyman about it. Ahmed recounts all this with elegance and wry humour. You can’t fail to be moved * The Times *Excellent. Ahmed grew up as a mixed-race kid in west London in the Seventies, and his book charts the progress (sometimes slow and not without a few setbacks along the way) that our country has made on race issues since then. Brilliant -- Rohan Silva * Evening Standard *[An] intimate memoir ... Ahmed uses his parents' individual and joint personal stories to pan outward into the broader histories of their countries, continents, and the evolution of ideas about race and citizenship ... Read[s] like an engaging novel ... Although emotionally similar to Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama and stylistically similar to Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, The Life and Times of a Very British Man is deeper in its complexity and broader in scope than those other two titles * Media Diversified *[Ahmed] writes movingly … With personal anecdotes and political analysis, it’s a thoughtfully written and thought-provoking book about race and identity in the Britain he passionately believes in * Choice Magazine *

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Book SynopsisShedding new light on the political socialization of American womenTrade Review "Jenkins provides a fresh approach to and a timely analysis of women's political engagement. Mothers, Daughters, and Political Socialization is a lively read, featuring captivating and compelling stories and life histories. This book will fill important gaps in our understanding of the persistence of gender inequality and women’s attitudes toward feminism and the women's movement."—Verta Taylor, Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Santa BarbaraTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Gender Roles and Political Socialization 2. Considering the Women’s Movement 3. Gender Roles and Private Life 4. Gender Roles and Public Life 5. Gender Roles and the Political Process 6. Consistency and Consolidation Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhy isn''t segregation based on sex illegal in sports just as race segregation is? This book examines the controversial issue, arguing that separate but equal is neither achievable nor constitutional.Will the creation of coed teams help mitigate issues of perceived sex discrimination in sports, or will equity among male and female athletes come from better enforcement of the separate but equal ideal? This book examines this highly charged issue, specifically challenging the effectiveness of Title IX and arguing that it be ousted in favor of sex integration. This is the first book to present both legal and social arguments for the elimination of sex segregation in sports and provide tangible solutions to address this issue. Authors Adrienne N. Milner and Jomills Henry Braddock II lay out the potential benefits of comingling male and female athletes, illustrating how this process may translate to greater sex equality in social, economic, and political contexts. In addition, this fTrade Review[A] thought-provoking collaboration. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *Sex Segregation in Sports: Why Separate Is Not Equal recognizes an issue in society that may not be apparent, but surely needs to be addressed. . . . This book is effective in its ability to show how segregation was approached earlier in history and the overall significance of sports in individual and societal development. . . . This book does more than highlight the importance of that area of research. It also offers a detailed plan of implementation and addresses, with confidence, how to apply and evaluate the progress. Overall, it makes a compelling case for the conclusion that the integration of sports would not only benefit men and women but also adolescents as children learn traditional sex constructs that are reinforced through adolescence and adulthood through sports. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *Table of ContentsFigures Chapter One Introduction: Is Separate Equal in Sports? Chapter Two Title IX: History, Results, and Controversies of "Separate but Equal" Chapter Three Title IX and Brown v. Board of Education: Intention, Implementation, and Outcomes of Sex-Based vs. Race-Based Policy Chapter Four The Social Construction of Sex and Race: Concepts Real Only in Their Consequences and Why This Matters in Sports Chapter Five The Politics of Opportunity: Intentions, Aftermath, and the Necessity for Change Chapter Six The Elimination of Sex Categories in Sport: Benefits in Athletics and Beyond Chapter Seven How Sex Integration Is Possible: Recommendations for Dismantling Ideological and Structural Barriers to Desegregation in Sports Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis powerful book on racism in the United States argues that a threatening narrative originating in slavery continues to link Black people to inferiority, dangerousness, and crime, causing them to be presumed guilty by society and U.S. legal systems.Why are Black people stopped, arrested, and shot by police at such a high rate? Why are they portrayed in the media as gangbangers and urban thugs? D. Marvin Jones writes that the problem of race lies in the way Blackness has been inextricably knotted together in our culture with presumptions. In the era of segregation this was a presumption of inferiority, but in our era, it is primarily a presumption of dangerousness or criminality.In chapters on slavery, urban spaces, the drug war, media portrayals, and white spaces, he shows how the presumption of guilt continues to shape the treatment of Black people in the United States. Arguing that this presumption is not simply a matter of hate on the part of individuals,

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Book SynopsisInequality has at last taken centre stage in the political discourse, but there is very little to explain the inequality debates and to offer solutions for the UK. This introductory book provides a comprehensive survey of all the available evidence, looking at both sides of the inequality argument.Trade Review"A compelling and insightful analysis of the current state of economic and social inequalities in the UK.... provides a powerful springboard for a wide ranging and convincing consideration of how inequality works, and the ways in which it may be combatted, that has worldwide significance. Its compelling and authoritative account will reinvigorate debates on inequality and how it might be tackled. Essential reading for all those concerned about growing inequality in Britain." Diane Reay, University of Cambridge"Roger Brown doesn't just give us a lucid and comprehensive explanation of inequality in Britain: he wants action and advances policy recommendations that deserve to be chewed over, right, left and centre." David Walker, The Guardian“Roger Brown’s book adds to our understanding of the extent of wealth and income inequalities in the UK, and of the ways in which they are increasing; and, sadly, it adds to our understanding of the UK government’s promises to act on the problem, and of its failure to do so. This book is significant both for its broad canvas and for the level of details it contains.” Citizen’s Income"An authoritative and up-to-date account of the drivers of economic inequality in the UK." Danny Dorling, University of Oxford"Indispensable. All you need to know about the inequality crisis – causes, consequences and controversies – in one place." Stewart Lansley, author of A Sharing Economy and Breadline Britain"A short, necessary and powerful book which demonstrates how inequality causes significant and avoidable injuries, but is also bound up with widely held virtues. Roger Brown calls for the language and means for the virtuous reduction of harms." John Holmwood, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsForeword by Kate Pickett, University of York The meaning and extent of inequality Inequality: for and against; Structural causes of rising inequality; Institutional causes of rising inequality; Tackling rising inequality through taxes and transfers; Tackling rising inequality through policy reform; Looking ahead.

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Book SynopsisDorling brings together new material alongside a selection of his most recent writing on inequality from publications including the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, New Statesman, Financial Times and the China People's Daily. He explores whether we have now reached peak inequality' and concludes by predicting what the future holds for Britain.Trade Review“Peak Inequality…is filled with valuable political ammunition… the cumulative effect of his hugely impressive statistical dissections of contemporary British society is to make a compelling case for a political challenge to centuries of exploitation by the British elite…” Counterfire“… hopeful and imaginative, sometimes polemical, and full of engaging facts. If you’ve been labouring under the impression that The Spirit Level is the beginning and end of the debate on inequality, this will be a useful corrective.” Jeremy Williams (Make Wealth History)"The full consequences of eight years of cruel and counter-productive Tory austerity are devastating. There were more than 10,000 extra deaths during the first seven weeks of this year, official figures show, compared with the same period in the previous five years. That’s a 12% increase. Professor Danny Dorling and Lucinda Hiam, who carried out the research, strongly implied that the extra deaths were, in part, the result of sustained underfunding to health and social care.” Jeremy Corbyn, 3rd May 2018 commenting on one of the hundreds of new research findings revealed in the research that underlies this book: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-austerity-almost-certainly-increased-12468792)"Graphically illuminates why and how place grounds social polarization in politics, housing, education, health, and social welfare – and offers steps towards a fairer world." Nancy Krieger, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health"If you have an ounce of compassion - or self-interest - in your heart, Peak inequality is a must-read wake-up call" Val McDermid, author"An all you need to know guide to inequality in the UK today" Faiza Shaheen, Director of Class"This is the essential book about a great affliction of our times. It will become the touchstone in this debate." George MonbiotTable of ContentsInequality; Politics; Housing; Demography; Education; Health; Future.

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Book SynopsisForgotten Wives examines how marriage has contributed to the active 'disremembering' of women's achievements. Ann Oakley uses case studies of four women married to well-known men to ask questions about gender inequality and contributes a fresh vision of how the welfare state developed in the early 20th century.Table of Contents1 The condition of wifehood 2 Mary Booth 3 Charlotte Shaw 4 Jeannette Tawney 5 Janet Beveridge 6 A life of her own

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Book SynopsisUsing Qualitative Comparative Analysis to explore 11 developed countries' health services, this ambitious text identifies which factors are associated with the strongest outcomes.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Social determinants 3. Healthcare funding 4. Spending on health 5. COVID-19 6. Comparing health systems 7. Conclusion Appendix: Method and data

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Book SynopsisRenowned political scientist Terri Givens calls for ‘radical empathy’ in bridging racial divides to understand the origins of our biases, including internalized oppression. Deftly weaving together her own experiences with the political, she offers practical steps to call out racism and bring about radical social change.Table of ContentsPrologue: Writing in a Time of Crisis Bridging Divides: From Racism to Empathy in the 21st Century Getting to Radical Empathy My Family’s Story: The Isolation of Internalized Oppression Racism and Health Disparities Finding Empathy in the Academy Love and Marriage Radical Empathy in Leadership: Creating Change Creating Change: Restorative Justice and Working Off the Past Revisiting the Path to Radical Empathy Epilogue: In the Aftermath of the U.S. Presidential Election

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Book SynopsisDrawing on unique new research gathered from three contrasting secondary schools in England, this book explores the aspirations, opportunities and experiences of young people from different social-class backgrounds against a backdrop of continuing inequalities in education.

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC- ND This accessible, yet authoritative book shows how the pandemic is a syndemic of disease and inequality. It argues that these inequalities are a political choice and we need to learn quickly to prevent growing inequality and to reduce health inequalities in the future.Table of ContentsForeword - Kate Pickett 1. Introduction: Perfect Storm 2. Pale Rider: Pandemic Inequalities 3. Collateral Damage: Inequalities in the Lockdown 4. Pandemic Precarity: Inequalities in the Economic Crisis 5. Pandemic Politics: Inequality through Public Policy 6. Conclusion: Health and Inequality Beyond COVID-19

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Book SynopsisSocial work education and interventions with Black African families are frequently impaired because of structural discrimination and racism. Rooted in rich empirical work with practitioners and educators, this urgent, scholarly and accessible book emphasises that Black Lives Matter'.Trade Review"This book invites an honest, respectful, and critical rumination on social work theory and practice with Black Africans in western countries…It seeks to fuse multiple perspectives and philosophies on the disempowerment of the Black African diaspora because of universalised European hierarchies of power within and beyond the social work profession. In short, it is a very important intellectual work. Indeed, it is…probably the only book of this kind currently available." Critical Social Policy ‘It is energising to see writers articulate how their positionality and political commitment influence their academic interests and writings…I am a Black American trained social worker who grew up in the state’s care with more than half a dozen social workers assigned to my case throughout my childhood. This book affected me and gave me hope because it provides theoretical tools for progressive educators and practitioners to promote a greater awareness of ‘social change’ within social work education and training’. Antoine Rogers, Ethics and Social Welfare, 2023 ‘This book, Social Work with the Black African Diaspora, is a welcome addition to the library of emerging African social work scholars in western societies. It is a well-overdue contribution to combatting age-long racial and political knowledge in social work. Although the book is focused on Ireland, its theoretical terrain has significant resonance for the profession, society and, most importantly, policymakers worldwide’. Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola, Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2023"This work expands social work education and explicitly centres diverse, global multicultural theoretical voices, including those platforming economic liberation-orientated concepts and paradigms. As a former service user and a practitioner, I believe this knowledge makes for better social workers." Ethics and Social WelfareTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Keywords, concepts and terminology 3. Decolonising theory 4. Afrocentricity and its critics 5. Social Work in neoliberal, ‘multicultural’ Ireland 6. ‘When in Rome, you do as the Romans do’? Social work with the Black African diaspora 7. Conclusion

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