Privilege revealed : how invisible preference undermines America /

Wildman, Stephanie M., 1949-

Privilege revealed : how invisible preference undermines America / Stephanie M. Wildman ; with contributions by Margalynne Armstrong, Adrienne D. Davis, and Trina Grillo. - New York : New York University Press, c1996. - xii, 240 pages ; 21 cm. - Critical America .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index.

Making systems of privilege visible -- Privilege in the workplace -- Privilege in residential housing -- Privilege and the media -- Obscuring the importance of race -- Comparisons between racism and sexism (or other -isms) -- The dream of diversity and the cycle of exclusion -- The quest for justice -- Teaching and learning toward transformation -- Concluding thoughts on noticing privilege.

0814792987 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0814793037 (paperback : acidfree paper) 9780814793039 (paperback)

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Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Equality--United States.
Privilege (Social psychology)--United States.

HN90.P6 / W56 1996

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