Promoting Diversity and Social Justice [[electronic resource] ] : Educating People from Privileged Groups, Second Edition

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789992403321
• Autore: Goodman Diane J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-15139-1; 1-136-81740-9; 9786613151391; 0-203-82973-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Collana: The teaching/learning social justice series Promoting diversity and social justice
• Classificazione: EDU000000EDU002000
• Disciplina: 303.3/72; 374.015
• Soggetti: Conflict management; EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education; EDUCATION / General; Multiculturalism; Social conflict; Social justice; Social psychology; Upper class - Attitudes; Upper class --Attitudes; Social justice - Attitudes; Upper class; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Social Change
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Promoting Diversity and Social Justice; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Editor Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. About Privileged Groups; 3. Perspectives on Individual ; Change and Development; 4. Understanding Resistance; 5. Addressing Resistance; 6. The Costs of Oppression to People from Privileged Groups; 7. The Joy of Unlearning Privilege/Oppression; 8. Why People from Privileged Groups Support Social Justice; 9. Developing and Enlisting Support for Social Justice; 10. Allies and Action; 11. Issues for Educators; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Promoting Diversity and Social Justice provides theories, perspectives, and strategies that are useful for working with adults from privileged groups-those who are in a more powerful position in any given type of oppression. The thoroughly revised edition of this accessible and practical guide offers tools that allow educators to be more reflective and intentional in their work-helping them to consider who they're working with, what they're doing, why they're doing it and how to educate more effectively.New features include:A new chapter, ""The J