Privilege：A Reader

Privilegeisaboutmorethanbeingwhite,wealthy,andmale,asMichaelKimmel,AbbyFerber,andarangeofcontributorsmakeclearinthistimelyanthology.Inanerawhen'diversity'istoooftenshorthandfor'ofcolor'and/or'female'thepersonalandanalyticalessaysinthiscollectionexplorethemultifacetednatureofsociallocationandconsiderhowgender,class,race,sexualorientation,(dis)ability,andreligioninteracttocreatenuancedlayersofprivilegeandoppression.Theindividualessays(takentogether)guidestudentstoadeepunderstandingofthedynamicsofdiversityandstratification,advantage,andpower.Thefourtheditionfeaturesthirteennewessaysthathelpstudentsunderstandtheintersectionalnatureofprivilegeandoppressionandhasnewintroductoryessaystocontextualizethereadings.Theseenhancements,plustheupdatedpedagogicalfeaturesofdiscussionquestionsandactivitiesattheendofeachsection,encouragestudentstoexaminetheirownbeliefs,practices,andsociallocation.