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Book SynopsisWhen Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka''s The Open Sore of a Continent appeared in 1996, it received rave reviews in the national media. Now comes Soyinka''s powerful sequel to that fearless and passionate book, The Burden of Memory. Where Open Sore offered a critique of African nationhood and a searing indictment of the Nigerian military and its repression of human and civil rights, The Burden of Memory considers all of Africa--indeed, all the world--as it poses the next logical question: Once repression stops, is reconciliation between oppressor and victim possible? In the face of centuries long devastations wrought on the African continent and her Diaspora by slavery, colonialism, Apartheid and the manifold faces of racism what form of recompense could possibly be adequate? In a voice as eloquent and humane as it is forceful, Soyinka examines this fundamental question as he illuminates the principle duty and near intolerable burden of memory to bear the record of injustice. In so doing, hTrade Review"Inspiring and original....Soyinka's analysis of the 20th century problem of memory and forgiveness in the African world is both timely and important. Soyinka's analysis of the problem is an initial volley in what will surely become a 21st century debate." --The New York Times Book Review "Robust with extensive allusions to politics, religion, history, and, of course, literature....Soyinka's quest in this book is for true restitution for all the moral and material wrongs done to Africa, whether through slavery or colonialism, whether by the West or the East."--San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle "Powerful."--Kirkus "Robust with extensive allusions to politics, religion, history, and, of course, literature....Soyinka's quest in this book is for true restitution for all the moral and material wrongs done to Africa, whether through slavery or colonialism, whether by the West or the East."--San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle "Daunting and worthwhile....Soyinka's view through the microscope at the end of the Petri dish that is Africa is, in itself, important....It is a book that forces you to read each sentence, drink it, absorb it and move to the next."--ForeWord "Wole Soyinka's distinction as a writer and his courage as a spokesperson for democracy in Africa are unparalleled. With a vast cultural perspective enriched with poetic resonance, Soyinka stages here a dramatic representation of existence."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University "Powerful."--Kirkus "The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness offers a moving and eloquent look at a handful of African nations once torn by repression."--America "Soyinka's arguments, delivered with furious eloquence, are wide in scope and should be taken seriously."--San Diego Union-Tribune "Soyinka is at all times provocative, engaging and enthusiastic in his journey to discovery. Soyinka challenges the readers with ideas, questions and continued searching as he explores the future of Africa with a close eye on its past. The Burden of Memory, the Muse of Forgiveness serves up important reminders in rebuilding nations and the spirits of its citizens." --Jason Zappe, Syndicated "Inspiring and original....Soyinka's analysis of the 20th century problem of memory and forgiveness in the African world is both timely and important. Soyinka's analysis of the problem is an initial volley in what will surely become a 21st-century debate." --Caryl Phillips, New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisIn Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn''t addressed the issues that dominate their daily lives--she outlines a new vision of feminism that calls for workplaces focused on the needs of families and, in divorce cases, recognition of the value of family work and its impact on women''s earning power. Williams notes that good jobs in America are designed for the ideal employee, who works full-time and often overtime, with no career interruptions. Even today, most American mothers do not meet this ideal: a majority do not work full-time, and only a small fraction work overtime. Williams points out that women will never achieve equality until mothers do: she argues that employers need to implement parent-supportive policies--or face liability for sex discrimination. She also maintains Trade Review"This book makes a notable contribution to the feminist literature for its eminently sensible, readable, and thoughtful look into the roots of women's disadvantage in market work...Highly recommended to readers who seek real explanations and solutions to labor market gender discrimination."--Choice"In her thoughtful and thought-provoking book, Williams shows how the cult of domesticity limits both women and men--and how we can restructure the marketplace and the law to reintegrate work and family. Her model of reconstructive feminism promises to end the divisive gender wars between different brands of feminism, between tomboys and femmes, restructuring market work and family work."--Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don't Understand, Talking from 9 to 5, and The Argument Culture"The only way we Americans can see ourselves plainly in the coming debates over child care and pay equity, private need and public obligation, is with a clear and unsentimental road map. Joan Williams' Unbending Gender is it."--Ray Suarez, host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation""At a time when we are searching for a way to restore meaning and cohesion to family life, Joan Williams has given us all--family workers, market workers, feminists, policy makers, and courts--a beacon on that way."--Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman, University of Texas Law School"In this theoretically sophisticated and thoroughly accessible treatise on gender, work and domesticity, Williams offers a new vision of 'family-friendly' feminism that would support women in all the various roles on the worker-caregiver continuum.... This groundbreaking study presents an important new perspective on this evolving discourse."--Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisMore the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, sign language and voice interpreting is essential to their participation in educational programs and their access to public and private services. However, there is less than half the number of interpreters needed to meet the demand, interpreting quality is often variable, and there is a considerable lack of knowledge of factors that contribute to successful interpreting. Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that a study by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) found that 70% of the deaf individuals are dissatisfied with interpreting quality. Because recent legislation in the United States and elsewhere has mandated access to educational, employment, and other contexts for deaf individuals and others with hearing disabilities, there is an increasing need for quality sign language interpreting. It is in education, however, that the need is most pressing, particularly because more than 75% of deaf students now attend regular schools (rather than schools for the deaf), where teachers and classmates are unable to sign for themselves. In the more than 100 interpreter training programs in the U.S. alone, there is a variety of educational models, but little empirical information on how to evaluate them or determine their appropriateness in different interpreting and interpreter education-covering what we know, what we do not know, and what we should know. Several volumes have covered interpreting and interpreter education, there are even some published dissertations that have included a single research study, and a few books have attempted to offer methods for professional interpreters or interpreter educators with nods to existing research. This is the first volume that synthesizes existing work and provides a coherent picture of the field as a whole, including evaluation of the extent to which current practices are supported by validating research. It will be the first comprehensive source, suitable as both a reference book and a textbook for interpreter training programs and a variety of courses on bilingual education, psycholinguistics and translation, and cross-linguistic studies.Table of ContentsAFTERWORD - INTERPRETING AND INTERPRETER EDUCATION: ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND?; PATRICIA SAPERE, DONI LAROCK, CAROL CONVERTINO, LAURENE GALLIMORE, AND PATRICIA LESSARD

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when public prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged? In this eye-opening work, Angela J. Davis shines a much-needed light on the power of American prosecutors, revealing how the day-to-day practice of even the most well-intentioned prosecutors can result in unequal treatment of defendants and victims. Ranging from mandatory minimum sentencing laws that enhance prosecutorial control over the outcome of cases, to the increasing politicization of the office, Davis uses powerful stories of individuals caught in the system to demonstrate how the perfectly legal exercise of prosecutorial discretion can result in gross inequities in criminal justice. For the paperback edition, Davis provides a new Afterword whiTable of Contents1. Prosecutorial Discretion: Power and Privilege ; 2. The Power to Charge ; 3. Let's Make a Deal: The Power of the Plea Bargain ; 4. Prosecutor and the Victims of Crime ; 5. Prosecutor and the Dealth Penalty ; 6. Federal Prosecutors and the power of the Attorney General ; 7. Prosecutorial Misconduct: the Abuse of Power and Discretion ; 8. Prosecutorial Ethnics ; 9. Prosecutorial Responsibility ; 10. Prospects for Reform ; Afterword ; Notes

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Book SynopsisThis is a biography of Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928), who spent most of her life at Newnham College, Cambridge, and was renowned for her work on Greek art and religion. Despite many difficulties, both academic and personal, her brilliant mind and strength of character enabled her to open up new possibilities for academic women.Trade ReviewAnnabel Robinson has written an excellent, readable biography of this fascinating woman ... I compliment Robinson for crafting a cohesive and persuasive portrait of an extraordinary woman. * MODERNISM/modernity *... authoritative biography ... well researched. * Woolf Studies Annual *The Life and Work of Jane Ellen Harrison is a well-written and lively account of this pivotal figure, one that should interest classical scholars, historians of women , and intellectual historians alike. * The Journal of Classics Teaching *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Origins; 1850-74 ; 2. A Room of Her Own; Newnham College 1874-9 ; 3. 'Salvationist for Greek Art': London 1879-86 ; 4. Mythology and monuments: Greece and London, 1886-99 ; 5. Women and Knowledge: Newnham 1898 - 1901 ; 6. Ker and heiron: Jane Harrison and Gilbert Murray 1901-3 ; 7. Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion: Newnham 1903-6 ; 8. The Pillar and the Maiden: Newnham 1906-7 ; 9. Crabbed age and youth: Cambridge 1908-9 ; 10. Heresy and humanity; Cambridge 1907-10 ; 11. Unanimism and Conversion: Cambridge and Europe 1910-14 ; 12. Tout passe, tout casse, tout lasse: Cambridge and Paris 1914-16 ; 13. Via crucis, via lucis: Cambridge, France, Spain, and London 1916-28

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Book SynopsisIn an advanced industrial society like the contemporary U. S., where an array of legal, political, institutional, and economic processes work against gender inequality, how does this inequality persist? Are there general social processes through which gender as a principle of social inequality manages to rewrite itself into new forms of social and economic organization? Framed by Gender claims there are, highlighting a powerful contemporary persistence in people''s everyday use of gender as a primary cultural tool for organizing social relations with others. Cecilia L. Ridgeway asserts that widely shared cultural beliefs about gender act as a common knowledge frame that people use to make sense of one another in order to coordinate their interaction. The use of gender as an initial framing device spreads gendered meanings, including assumptions about inequality embedded in those meanings, beyond contexts associated with sex and reproduction to all spheres of social life that are carried out through social relationships. These common knowledge cultural beliefs about gender change more slowly than do material arrangements between men and women, even though these beliefs do respond eventually. As a result of this cultural lag, at sites of innovation where people develop new forms of economic activity or new types of social organization, they confront their new, uncertain circumstances with gender beliefs that are more traditional than those circumstances. They implicitly draw on the too convenient cultural frame of gender to help organize their new ways of doing things. As they do so, they reinscribe trailing cultural assumptions about gender difference and gender inequality into the new activities, procedures, and forms of organization that they create, in effect, reinventing gender inequality for a new era. Ridgeway argues that this persistence dynamic does not make equality unattainable but does mean that progress is likely to be uneven and depend on the continued, concerted efforts of people. Thus, a powerful and original take on the troubling endurance of gender inequality, Framed by Gender makes clear that the path towards equality will not be a long, steady march, but a constant and uneven struggle.The most important book on gender I have read in decades. Why has gender proved so unbending? Ridgeway gives us answers, and paves the way for a new feminist theory that incorporates decades of studies on how gender bias operates at home and at work.--Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the LawIn lucid prose, Cecilia Ridgeway describes the social psychological processes that continually reproduce gender inequality. Marshalling research from sociology and psychology, Framed by Gender explains why women have not attained equality and what would be required to reach that goal.--Alice H. Eagly, Professor of Psychology, Northwestern UniversityTrade ReviewImpeccably titled, this meticulous scholarship showcases the richness of social psychology...Ridgeway's conclusion offers added urgency to the twin mandates that work become more family friendly and men become more thoroughly involved in caretaking in order for persisting gender inequalities to be overcome. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *It's rare that one of this generation's leading scientists creates an accessible book that tackles the really big questions. And it is even rarer to have such an important theoretical work, backed by decades of research, written so beautifully. You can use this book in a graduate seminar, or give it to your neighbor to show why treating boys and girls differently perpetuates women's disadvantage. If you only read one book about inequality this decade, make it this one. * Barbara J. Risman, University of Illinois at Chicago *In lucid prose, Cecilia Ridgeway describes the social psychological processes that continually reproduce gender inequality. Marshalling research from sociology and psychology, Framed by Gender explains why women have not attained equality and what would be required to reach that goal. * Alice H. Eagly, Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University *The most important book on gender I have read in decades. Why has gender proved so unbending? Ridgeway gives us answers, and paves the way for a new feminist theory that incorporates decades of studies on how gender bias operates at home and at work. * Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law *There is much to like about this book. It is clearly written and accessible to a scholarly audience. Ridgeway presents a powerful and convincing account of how gender inequality works and is reproduced in everyday interactions. Her argument that gender lurks in the background, always available as a way of understanding others or anticipating their behavior, fits well with the sort of 'now you see it, now you don't' way that many women experience gender in the workplace. * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX

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Book SynopsisEqual opportunity is a powerful idea, and one with extremely broad appeal in contemporary politics, political theory, and law. But what does it mean? On close examination, the most attractive existing conceptions of equal opportunity turn out to be impossible to achieve in practice, or even in theory. As long as families are free to raise their children differently, no two people''s opportunities will be equal; nor is it possible to disentangle someone''s abilities or talents from her background advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, given different abilities and disabilities, different people need different opportunities, confounding most ways of imagining what counts as equal.This book proposes an entirely new way of thinking about the project of equal opportunity. Instead of focusing on the chimera of literal equalization, we ought to work to broaden the range of opportunities open to people at every stage in life. We can achieve this in part by loosening the bottlenecks that constTrade ReviewThis breakthrough book rethinks equality from the ground up, turning the spotlight on unexplored bottlenecks in the pursuit of a more just society. A fundamental contribution. * Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University *Fishkin's book is a must read for anybody interested in egalitarianism in general and equality of opportunity in particular. Fishkin's is an energising voice in the literature on equal opportunity * Avner De Shalit, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *Joseph Fishkin develops the 'bottleneck' metaphor into a powerful lens for understanding the structure of opportunity in our society, and thereby recasts the 'equal opportunity' project in a way that is both novel and resonant with deeply rooted intuitions about fairness. * Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor of Law, New York University School of Law *Bottlenecks breaks a major step forward in conceptualizing how to promote meaningful opportunities for human flourishing in a world of pluralism as well as inequality. It is a breath of fresh air amidst stale debates over abstract conceptions of equaliy-but more importantly, it charts a path of conceptual and policy development that has enormous promise. * Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania *Joseph Fishkin offers a new and important framework for defining equal opportunity - one that gets beyond questions of 'merit.' If what looks like 'merit' is more often than not a result of advantages that can be bought, how can opportunities ever be 'equal'? Fishkin provides an original answer, suggesting new ways to open up opportunities by loosening the bottlenecks that are holding people back. * Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School *Bottlenecks reinvigorates the concept of equal opportunity by simultaneously engaging with its complications and attempting to simplify its ambitions. Fishkin's observations about human development also advance the social model of disability, in which disability is seen not as fundamentally physiological but rather as socially constructed. * Michigan Law Review *Fishkin has interesting things to say about such concerns in a wide-ranging work. Even if unconvincing for some, it provides rich food for thought on how we can think more clearly about equal opportunities. * Thom Brooks, Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; A. How We Think About Equal Opportunity ; B. Opportunity Pluralism ; C. Implications of the Theory ; Chapter I: Equal Opportunity and Its Problems ; I.A. Conceptions of Equal Opportunity ; I.A.1. Rawlsian Equal Opportunity & Starting Gate Theories ; I.A.2. Tests, Bias, and <"Formal-Plus>" ; I.A.3. Luck Egalitarianism and Natural Talents ; I.A.4. Talent, Luck, and Dworkin ; I.B. Beyond Distributive Justice: Opportunities and Flourishing ; I.C. Four Problems for Equal Opportunity ; I.C.1. The Problem of the Family ; i. Parental Advantages ; ii. Mitigation and Compensation ; iii. Families and the Principle of Fair Life Chances ; I.C.2. The Problem of Merit ; i. An Admissions Example ; ii. Merit for Luck Egalitarians ; iii. Roemer's EOp Proposal and the Limits of Merit ; iv. Merit and Self ; I.C.3. The Problem of the Starting Gate ; i. Limits of the Ex Ante Perspective ; ii. Compounded Advantage and the Concatenation of Opportunities ; iii. Focus on the Youngest? ; iv. Them That's Got Shall Get ; I.C.4. The Problem of Individuality ; i. Schaar's Nightmare and Nozick's Dream ; ii. Toward A Different Kind of Equal Opportunity ; Chapter II: Opportunities and Human Development ; II.A. Natural Difference in Political Theory ; II.B. Intrinsic Differences, Nature, and Nurture ; II.B.1. Intrinsic Difference Claims ; II.B.2. Models of Nature and Nurture ; II.B.3. Not Even Separate ; II.C. The Trouble with <"Normal>" ; II.C.1. There Is No <"Normal>" ; II.C.2. The Flynn Effect: An Object Lesson in the Role of Environment ; II.D. An Iterative Model of Human Development ; II.D.1. Developing Capacities ; II.D.2. Interaction with Family and Society ; II.D.3. Interaction With the World of Employment ; II.E. The Trouble With <"Equal>" ; II.E.1. A Simple Equalization Problem ; II.E.2. What if We Don't All Have the Same Goal? ; II.E.3. The Endogeneity of Preferences and Goals ; II.E.4. Essential Developmental Opportunities ; Chapter III: Opportunity Pluralism ; III.A. Unitary and Pluralistic Opportunity Structures ; III.A.1 Individuality and Pluralism ; III.A.2 Positional Goods and Competitive Roles ; III.A.3. The Anti-Bottleneck Principle ; III.A.4. Who Controls The Opportunity Structure? ; III.B. The Dynamics of Bottlenecks ; III.B.1. Types of Bottlenecks ; III.B.2. Legitimate Versus Arbitrary Bottlenecks ; III.B.3. Severity of Bottlenecks ; III.B.4. How Many People Are Affected By This Bottleneck? ; III.B.5. What To Do About Bottlenecks ; III.B.6. Bottlenecks and the Content of Jobs ; III.B.7. Situating Bottlenecks Within the Opportunity Structure as a Whole ; III.B.8. Bottlenecks, Efficiency, and Human Capital ; III.B.9. Potential Benefits of Bottlenecks ; III.C. Flourishing, Perfectionism, and Priority ; III.C.1. Equal Opportunity Without a Common Scale ; III.C.2. Thin Perfectionism and Autonomy ; Chapter IV: Applications ; IV.A. Class as Bottleneck ; IV.A.1. Fear of Downward Mobility: A Parable About How Inequality Matters ; IV.A.2. College as Bottleneck ; IV.A.3. Segregation and Integration: A Story of Networks and Norms ; IV.B. Freedom and Flexibility in the World of Work ; IV.B.1. Flexibility, Job Lock, and Entrepreneurialism ; IV.B.2. Workplace Flexibility and Gender Bottlenecks ; IV.C. Bottlenecks and Antidiscrimination Law ; IV.C.1 Some Cutting-Edge Statutes and Their Implications ; IV.C.2. Whom Should Antidiscrimination Law Protect? ; IV.C.3. An Example: Appearance Discrimination ; IV.C.4. Bottlenecks, Groups, and Individuals ; IV.C.5. How Should Antidiscrimination Law Protect? ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgments ; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the meanings and significance of the UK Gender Recognition Act within the context of broader social, cultural, legal, political, theoretical and policy shifts concerning gender and sexual diversity, and addresses current debates about equality and diversity, citizenship and recognition across a range of disciplines.Trade Review'A wonderful, scholarly elaboration of a politics of difference, carefully argued and grounded in the claims and experiences of transgender people.' - Fiona Williams, Professor of Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK 'In a nuanced and vivid account of trans people's engagements with gender recognition law, Hines offers important new reflections on the politics of recognition and difference.' - Davina Cooper, Professor of Law & Political Theory, University of Kent, UKTable of Contents1. Theorising Recognition 2. Moving for Recognition 3. Recognition, Misrecognition and Human Rights 4. Claiming and Contesting Recognition 5. Recognising and Regulating Intimate Diversity 6. Governing Diversity 7. From Recognition to a Politics of Difference

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Book SynopsisChallenging notions of what constitutes 'normal' and 'pathological' bodies, this ambitious, agenda-setting study theoretically reinvigorates disability studies by reconceptualising it as 'studies of ableism' focusing on the practices and formations of able-bodiedness to uncover what it means to be 'able' rather than 'disabled'.Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Dan Goodley PART I: COGITATING ABLEISM The Project of Ableism Internalized Ableism: The Tyranny Within Tentative Disability: Mitigation and its Discontents Love Objects and Transhuman Beasts?: Riding the Technologies PART II: SPECTRES OF ABLEISM The Deaf Trade: Selling the Cochlear Implant Print Media Representations of the 'Unco-operative' Patient: The Case of Clint Hallam Disability Matters: Embodiment, Teaching& Standpoint Pathological Femaleness: Disability Jurisprudence& Ontological Envelopment Disability Harm& Wrongful Life Torts Searching for Subjectivity: The Enigma of Devoteeism, Conjoinment and Transableism Afterword: From Disability Studies to Studies in Ableism?

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Book SynopsisVan den Berghe contends that intergroup relations are reducible to individuals competing for scarce resources. While social classes are grouped according to common material interests, ethnic groups are organized by real or punitive common descent--ultimately on the basis of common interests.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Theories and Ideologies of Ethnic Relations An Explanatory Framework Ethnicity as Kin Selection: The Biology of Nepotism Ethnicity and Resource Competition: The Ecology of Territoriality and Specialization Ethnicity and Coercion: The Politics of Hierarchy Some Recurrent Situations Colonial Empires Slavery Middleman Minorities Caste Consociationalism Assimilation The Formation, Persistence and Demise of Ethnicity Ethnicity and Other Bases of Sociality The Dynamics of Ethnicity Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume highlights concerns such as gender barriers to occupational advancement, sexual harassment and female vulnerability, and heterosexual men as targets of sexual harassment.Diamant and Lee discuss the origins and development of sexual stereotypes that form the basis for discrimination.Table of ContentsIntroduction Past, Present, Future by Louis Diamant Gender Issues Hitting the Ceiling: Gendered Barriers to Occupational Entry, Advancement, and Achievement by Ruth Fassinger Men and Women in Cross-Gender Careers by Susan Furr Age and Beauty;Stereotypes as Factors in Women's Careers by Rosemary Booth Harassment Issues Women Exposed: Sexual Harassment and Female Vulnerability by Sue Norton Heterosexual Men as Targets: The Shadow Side of Sexual Harassment by Ronald B. Simono The Unprotected: The Sexual Harassment of Lesbians and Gays by M. Karen Hambright and James D. Decker Sexual Orientation and Identity Issues Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians and the Highly Androgynous by Vern Bullough The Search for the Ideal Heterosexual Role Player by Michelle J. McCormick Gender Identity Disorder in the Workplace by Courtney R. Prentis and Richard McAnulty Societal Issues HIV/AIDS in the Workplace by Kristin H. Griffith and Michael Ross Legislating Behavior and Roles: Institutions and Sex by Larry Lance Role Conflicts: Family Life, Work, and Gender by Jo Ann Lee Gender and Cultural Diversity and the Workplace by Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo Sex, Jobs, and the Law by Michael McGee Personal Relationships and the Right to Privacy by Terry Dworkin

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Book SynopsisWhat would happen, ask the authors of this text, if America were to make good its promise of equal opportunity by granting every qualifying young adult a citizen's stake of 80,000 dollars? They analyze this initiative from moral, political, economic, legal and human perspectives.Trade Review"A serious, smart book, which also functions as a cogent critique of the inequality of opportunity that has become a given in modern America." New Yorker "A Big New Idea so bold in its simplicity, so pure in its claims to justice,...that the only shock is that it is certain to get a hearing as the fight to fix Social Security heats up this year." Matthew Miller, New York Times Magazine "The new century needs political and social innovation even more than it needs business innovation. The authors have done well what intellectuals are supposed, but are seldom bold enough, to do: innovate ideas about important social issues." Jack Beatty, Atlantic Monthly "A big idea like this is significant because it can reframe the public debate. It can change the prevailing assumptions. Eventually, it can change the course of the nation." Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor, Washington Post

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY BOOK AWARD • “A searing trip into the heart of homelessness” (Chicago Sun-Times) that jolted the American conscience “Jonathan’s struggle is noble. What he says must be heard. His outcry must shake our nation out of its guilty indifference.”—Elie Wiesel Jonathan Kozol is one of America’s most forceful and eloquent observers of the intersection of race, poverty, and education. His books, from the National Book Award–winning Death at an Early Age to the critically acclaimed Shame of the Nation, are touchstones of the national conscience. First published in 1988 and based on the months the author spent among America’s homeless, Rachel and Her Children is an unforgettable record of the desperate voices of men, women, and especially children caught up in a nightmarish situation that tears at the hearts

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Book SynopsisFrom the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her daughter, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a public school down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly-rated school. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began.Learning in Public is the story, not just Courtney''s journey, but a whole country''s. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us, but unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be a part of transforming the country. Courtney discovers that her public school, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper. Courtney E. Martin examines her own fears, assumptions, and conversations with other moms and dads as they navigate school choice. A vivid portrait of integration''s virtues and complexities, and yes, the palpabl

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Book SynopsisThree volatile issuesrace, rights, and taxesdrive American politics today.

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Book Synopsis"Too important to be ignored…A fascinating look at America's obsession with race, pride, and privilege." —EssenceTrade Review"Compellingly probes an enduring American dilemma." -- Bliss Broyard - Washington Post"A compelling read…More than a story of love gone wrong, this book concerns the prickly nature of racial identity, how it is defined, and what it means to be black or white—or both—here." -- Boston Globe"A great story…Earl Lewis and Heidi Ardizzone tell it very well, retaining much of the drama that riveted the American public [almost a century] ago." -- Ann Fabian - Chicago Tribune

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Book SynopsisThe Compensatory Code is a term that means the sum total of everything that is thought, said, or done by one individual Non-White person, who is a Victim of Racism [Victim of White Supremacy].

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Book SynopsisOne of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer “[A] brave and necessary book . . . Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy, in the US or anywhere else, should read this book.” —Anne Applebaum“A convincing, humane, and hopeful guide to the present and future by one of our foremost democratic thinkers.” —George PackerFrom one of our sharpest political thinkers, a brilliant big-picture vision of how to bridge the bitter divides within diverse democraciesNever in history has a democracy succeeded in being both diverse and equal, treating different ethnic or religious groups fairly. And yet achieving that goal is now central to the democratic project. It is, Yascha Mounk argues, the greatest experiment of our time. Drawing on history, social psychology, and comparative politics, Mounk explains why we need to create a world in which our ascriptive identities come to matter less—

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Book Synopsis* The first ever reader on masculinities * Examines masculinities from various cultural, national and social perspectives * Covers all the key themes: Power, Sexuality, Public Men, Private Men, Masculinity in Crisis.Trade Review'Stephen Whitehead and Frank Barrett have put together an excellent collection of contemporary research, theory and debate about men, masculinities, and men's place in the gender order. Everyone who studies these questions, or who is taking action on practical issues that involve problems about masculinity (as many contemporary issues do), will find this book a great resource.' R.W Connell (author of The Men and the Boys, Gender and Power and Masculinities)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Publisher's Note. The Sociology of Masculinity: Stephen Whitehead and Frank Barrett. Part I: Defining and Locating Masculinities:. Introduction. 1. The Social Organisation of Masculinity: Bob Connell. 2. Masculinities: Arthur Brittan. 3. Postmodernism and the Interrogation of Masculinity: David S. Gutterman.. Part II: Power, Oppression and Dominance:. Introduction. 4. The Organizational Construction of Hegemonic Masculinity: The Case of the U.S. Navy: Frank Barrett. 5. The Belly of the Beast: Sex as Male Domination: Lynne Segal. 6. Power and the Language of Men: Scott Fabius Kiesling. 7. Violence, Rape, and Sexual Coercion: everyday love in a South African township: Katherine Wood and Rachel Jewkes. Part III: Masculinities in the Public Domain:. Introduction. 8. Naming Men as Men: implications for Work, Organization and Management: David Collinson and Jeff Hearn. 9. Masculinity and and Machismo in Hollywood's War Films: Ralph R. Donald. 10. Masculinity, School, and Self in Sweden and the Netherlands: Alan Segal. 11. Cool Pose: Black Masculinity and Sports: Richard Majors. Part IV: The Private Lives of Men:. Introduction. 12. Family, Gender and Masculinities: David H.J. Morgan. 13. The Organization of Intimacy: managerialism, masculinity and the masculine subject: Deborah Kerfoot. 14. Friendship, Intimacy and Sexuality: Michael A. Messner. 15. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity: Michael S. Kimmel. 16. "A Vicarious Sense of Belonging" The Politics of Friendship and Gay Social Movements, Communities, and Neighbourhoods: Peter M. Nardi. Part V: Endings and Beginnings: The Practices and Politics of Changing Men:. Introduction. 17. The Crisis of Masculinity and the Politics of Identity: John MacInnes. 18. ‘Crabs in a bucket': reforming male identities in Trinidad: Niels Sampath. 19. "And Ar'n't I a Man?": Toward a Chicano/Latino Men's Studies: Alfredo Mirande. 20. Man - The Invisible Gendered Subject?: Stephen Whitehead. 21. Masculinity Politics on a World Scale: R. W. Connell. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe demand for equality is central to modern politics. But what exactly do we mean by equality? Does it threaten other important values? Is it a demand we should support or question? This highly accessible book provides an engaging introduction to the concept of equality and to the debates, historical and contemporary, that surround it.Trade Review"A very clear and accessible introduction to debates about equality in contemporary mainstream Anglophone political theory ... It is a remarkable feat that White has managed to cover such an extensive literature in such a condensed format." Community Development Journal "This is the only book of its kind offering a thorough discussion of the value of equality in all its dimensions. I have no doubt that it will become a minor classic in a short time." Paul Kelly, London School of Economics and Political Science "This is a terrific book, carefully and accessibly written, covering a lot of material without oversimplifying. Just right for the series." Harry Brighouse, University of WisconsinTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Acknowledgements. 1. The Demand for Equality. 2. Democracy. 3. Meritocracy. 4. Luck Egalitarianism. 5. Equality and Incentives. 6. Equality and Difference. 7. The Future of Equality. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA product of vast archival research and the latest literature on this increasingly popular subject, this is the first book to consider the southern red scare as a unique regional phenomenon rather than an offshoot of McCarthyism or massive resistance.

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