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A carregar... Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rankpor Robert W. Fuller
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) KyleneJones | Apr 25, 2022 |  ) bederson | Dec 17, 2020 |  ) pussreboots | Oct 17, 2014 | Which are simply not groundbreaking ideas. I am sad to live in a society where this book was viewed as necessary. Stand up for yourself when you're wronged, but being disrespected does not give you license to disrespect others. This is not a difficult concept to grasp. Why do we need an official movement? Why not just put it into practice in our own lives? (  )1  melydia | Oct 28, 2009 | "What primarily marks people for mistreatment and exploitation today is not race or gender but low rank and the powerlessness it signifies. In plain language, what matters is whether you're a "somebody" or a "nobody." From his epilogue: The somebodies will be nobodies and the nobodies will be somebodies. Matthew 19:30 (trans John Dominic Crossan) "From the merged vantage point of somebodies who know they are equally nobodies, domination and servility are repellent, insupportable and, like slavery, destined to become one of the embarrassments of the human story. Ranksim contravenes a spiritual intuition that can be read on every page of that story: the equality of personhood and the sanctity of human dignity. Relegating rankism to the margins is at once a moral goal and a practical necessity in the twenty-first century." It's the prophet's whack on the head for our time, inviting us to make the connections for our own sake and for the sake of the world. Yes the game is used against us, but we turn around and use it against others. Do we really want to pass it forward? 3 ahuntca | May 10, 2009 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
What corporate corruption, sexual abuse by clergy, and schoolyard bullying all have in common In the on-going attempts to overcome racism and sexism in North America today, we are overlooking another kind of discrimination that is no less damaging and equally unjustifiable. It is a form of injustice that everyone knows, but no one sees: discrimination based on rank. Low rank-signifying weakness, vulnerability, and the absence of power-marks you for abuse in much the same way that race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation have long done. When discrimination is race-based, we call it racism; when it's gender-based, we call it sexism. By analogy, rank-based discrimination might be called "rankism." Somebodies and Nobodies explains our reluctance to confront rankism, and argues that abuse based on power differences is no more justified than abuse based on color or gender differences. It shows where analyses based on identity fall short and, using dozens of examples to illustrate the argument, traces many forms of injustice and unfairness to rankism. Somebodies and Nobodies unmasks rankism as The Feminine Mystique unmasked sexism. It demythologizes the prevailing social consensus-the "Somebody Mystique"-to demonstrate the pervasiveness and corrosiveness of rankism in our personal lives and social institutions. The book introduces new language and concepts that illuminate the subtle, often dysfunctional workings of power in our social interactions. It presents rankism as the last hurdle on the long road from aristocracy to a true meritocracy, brings into focus a dignitarian revolution that is already taking shape, and offers a preview of post-rankist society. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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