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Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-10
0865714878
ISBN-13
9780865714878
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30201117
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Somebodies and Nobodies : Overcoming the Abuse of Rank
Subject
Multicultural Education, United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Education, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
305.5/6
Table Of Content
Note to the Reader Chapter 1: A DISORDER WITHOUT A NAME The Personal is Political Rankism -- Mother of "Isms" Equal in Dignity The Myth of Meritocracy Democracy's Next Step Chapter 2: USES AND ABUSES OF RANK Why Rank Matters Legitimate Uses of Rank Pulling Rank Three Vignettes Kicking the Dog Is Pulling Rank Human Nature? Chapter 3: THE TOLL OF RANK ABUSE On Personal Relationships On Productivity The Intel Example On Learning On Leadership On Spirit Chapter 4: THE HUNGER FOR RECOGNITION "And you are ... ?" Recognition as Identity Food Recognition Disorders Somebodies and Nobodies -- A Closer Look Up and Down the Status Ladder The Ins and Outs of Nobodyland The Parade of Invisibles Chapter 5: THE SOMEBODY MYSTIQUE The Bricks and Mortar of Consensus Why We Put Up With Abuses of Power Nobody, Too The Genesis of the Somebody Mystique Chapter 6: DECONSTRUCTING THE SOMEBODY MYSTIQUE The Function of Heroes The Inside Story About Genius About Celebrity About Fame About Success The Young Are Disenthralled Chapter 7: THE QUEST FOR DIGNITY The DNA of Democracy Race, Gender, Age, ... Rank On Naming Rank-Based Discrimination Beyond Political Correctness A Dignitarian Movement King for a Day Chapter 8: THE ANATOMY OF DISRESPECT The Democratization of Authority Family: Kid to Person Health: Patient to Client Work: Employee to Partner The Enron Example Learning: Student to Learner A Better Game than War: Ciphers to Citizens National Security in the Twenty-First Century How to Win Respect and Safeguard Dignity Chapter 9: THE NOBODY REVOLUTION: OVERCOMING RANKISM Nobodies' Liberation: A Joke or a Movement? The Nobody Manifesto The Invisibles Become Visible Humor, Etiquette, and Golden Rules Political Realignment Liberté, Dignité , Égalité, Fraternité Epilogue Elegy for Nobodies Epitaph for Nobodies Related Readings Acknowledgements Index About the Author
Synopsis
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., When discrimination is race-based, we call it racism; when it's gender-based, we call it sexism. Somebodies and Nobodies introduces rank-based discrimination--or "rankism"--a form of injustice that everyone knows, but no one sees. It explains our reluctance to confront rankism, shows where analyses based on identity fall short and, using dozens of examples, traces many forms of injustice and unfairness to rankism. ". . . a wonderful and tremendously important book on the 'ism' that is far more encompassing than racism, sexism or ageism. 'Rankism' must be our prime target from now on in. Viva Fuller!"--Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Working Robert Fuller served as president of Oberlin College and subsequently worked internationally as a "citizen diplomat." He lives in Berkeley, California., This book provides a theory of "rankism" - abuse and discrimination based on the power vested in rank. The author introduces new language and tools that illuminate the workings of power in our social interactions, previewing a social revolution that restores dignity to all.
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