Privilege Revealed: How Invisible Preference Undermines America

by Stephanie M. Wildman

Book Overview

An in-depth examination of the different forms of privilege perpetuating inequality within American society

In this era of #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, inequality is at the forefront of American thought like never before. Yet many of the systems of privilege upholding the status quo remain unchanged. Many Americans who advocate a merit-based, race-free worldview do not acknowledge the systems of privilege which benefit them. Men...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814793037
• ISBN13: 9780814793039
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Provocative and eminently readable

In a series of lively and thought-provoking essays, Wildman and her colleagues shed light on the issue of privilege in America. Though the writers are law professors, the book is very accessible to all readers. I enjoyed it!