Privilege, Power, and Difference

Allan G. Johnson

ISBN 10: 0072874899 / ISBN 13: 9780072874891

Published by McGraw-Hill, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Privilege, Power, and Difference
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072874899
• ISBN 13: 9780072874891
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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