Innovative and thought-provoking, this timely anthology expands the concept of privilege in America beyond the traditional limiters of being white and male. In addition to readings from well-known authors in the field, this edition includes pieces from contemporary scholars breaking new ground in superordinate studies. Seventeen carefully selected essays explore the multifaceted aspects of privilege: how race, gender, class, and sexual preference interact in the lives of those who are privileged by one or more of these identities. Written from a variety of viewpoints, personal and analytic, the essays in this volume help students understand that “race” can mean white people, “gender” can mean men, and “sexuality” can mean heterosexuals.
I. MAKING PRIVILEGE VISIBLE
1. McIntosh, Peggy. “White Privilege and Male Privilege.”
2. Woods, Jewel.“Black Male Privilege.” *
3. Larew, John, “Why are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting Into our Top Colleges? ”
4. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. “On Being Okie.”
5. Messner, Michael A. “Becoming 100% Straight”
6. Rochlin, M. “The Heterosexual Questionnaire.”
II. UNDERSTANDING PRIVILEGE
7. Johnson, Allan. “Privilege Power and Difference and Us,” from Privilege Power and Difference.*
8. Brodkin Sacks, Karen. “How Jews Became White”
9. Kimmel, Michael S. “Masculinity as Homophobia.”
10. Wise, Tim. “Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male.” *
11. Kendall, Diana. “Class in the United States: Not Only Alive but Reproducing.” *
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