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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456964703321

Autore

Fuller Robert W (Robert Works), <1936->

Titolo

All rise [[electronic resource] ] : somebodies, nobodies, and the politics of dignity / / Robert W. Fuller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Berrett-Koehler, c2006

ISBN

1-282-29917-4

9786612299179

1-60509-300-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

BK Currents (Hardcover)

Disciplina

305.5

Soggetti

Social classes

Social values

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; INTRODUCTION: What Is Rankism?; A Once and Future Nobody; The Abuse of Rank; Recognizing Rankism; Power Matters; The Dignitarian Perspective; Organization of this Book; CHAPTER 1: What's at Stake; Seeing Rankism Everywhere; Lethal Consequences; A Way Out?; CHAPTER 2: Dignity and Recognition; Dignity: A Universal Human Right; Indignity and Malrecognition; What Would a Dignity Movement Look Like?; Stages of the Movement; A Dignitarian Business Model; CHAPTER 3: Models of Dignity; We Are Model Builders; Models Are Everywhere; Models Evolve; Models Are Commonplace

Modeling Our Uses of PowerAn Example from Higher Education: A Template for Remodeling Institutions; CHAPTER 4: Dignity in the Workplace; Ten Ways to Combat Rankism in the Workplace; When the Boss Is a Bully; Academia and Civil Service; An Example from the World of Dance; CHAPTER 5: Dignity in Education; Kids Are People, Too; Learning with Dignity; Antibullying Projects; One-Upmanship and Elitism in Academia; Educating a Population of Model Builders; Demystifying Enlightenment-Jefferson Redux; CHAPTER 6: Rankism Can Be Harmful to Your Health; The Evolving Doctor-Patient Relationship

Rankism Among Health ProfessionalsThe Health Benefits of



Recognition; Dignity: A Centerpiece of Health Care; CHAPTER 7: The Social Contract in a Dignitarian Society; Institutional Rankism and a Permanent Underclass; The Myth of Meritocracy; Models of "Democratic Capitalism"; CHAPTER 8: The Politics of Dignity; Is Rankism Human Nature?; The DNA of Democracy: Watchdog Processes; Navigating the Ship of State; A Dignitarian Model of Politics; CHAPTER 9: A Culture of Dignity; Fundamentalism and the Dignitarian Perspective; Ideology and the Dignitarian Perspective

Identity in a Dignitarian Culture: A Self Model for the Twenty-First CenturyThe Self: A Home for Identities; Survival Tips for Dignitarians; A Foreseeable Challenge; CHAPTER 10: Globalizing Dignity; The "Evolutionary Blues"; A World War in My Sandbox; A Dignitarian Alternative to War; What About Bad Guys?; Malrecognition and Counterterrorism; Handling "Domestic Violence" in the Global Village; CHAPTER 11: Religion in a Dignitarian World; Religion: Dignifier of Humankind; Religion and Science; Religion and Values; Religion and the Self; The Eye of God; CHAPTER 12: The Stealth Revolution

A Cautionary NoteThe Long-Range View; Democracy's Next Step; AFTERWORD: All Rise for Dignity; Getting Started; Notes; Resources; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In his groundbreaking book Somebodies and Nobodies, Robert Fuller identified a form of domination that everyone has experienced but few dare to protest: rankism, abuse of the power inherent in rank to exploit and humiliate someone of lower rank. It plays a role in just about every form of social oppressionÑracism, sexism, homophobia, and religious intolerance all have a significant element of rankism in them.Most everyone has felt the sting of rankism--at the hands of a dictatorial boss, a condescending teacher, an arrogant doctor, or an imperious bureaucrat. But, equally, most everyone has in



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Record Nr.

UNISA996280951903316

Titolo

2015 International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communications (ADCOM) / / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, NJ : , : IEEE, , 2015

ISBN

1-4673-9777-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

620.11

Soggetti

Smart materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

The conference focuses on the growing importance of Large Scale Systems Engineering and provides the platform to share, discuss and witness leading edge research and trends in the development of Smart City Technologies.