Full Description
For over 25 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social justice issues. With full sections dedicated to racisms, classism, religious oppression, ableism, youth and elder oppression, and sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fifth edition were carefully chosen to keep the topics timely and the readings accessible and engaging for today's learners. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the intersections between different manifestations of oppression in everyday life.
Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding the book's coverage, this new edition features:
● Over 60 new selections on current topics and events such as intersectionality, climate justice principles, settler colonialism, the construction of illegality in migration, food insecurity among college students, Christian nationalism, misogynoir, deaf populations in prison, organizing for police-free schools, and beyond.
● A newly conceived concluding section that details liberatory, humanizing, embodied, relational, coalitional, and localized approaches and practices for people working for social justice.
● An updated set of online supplemental materials that expands upon and complements each section through discussion questions, classroom-ready activities, recommended videos, and more.
● An intentional and urgent focus on the role of collective knowledge, action, and liberation at all levels of society amid a time of profound and destabilizing political upheaval.
Offering over 120 selections from some of the foremost scholars in a wide range of fields, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Fifth Edition, is a volume paramount for every learner, teacher, and social justice advocate.
Contents
General Introduction Section 1: Getting Started: Core Concepts for Social Justice Education Introduction 1. The Complexity of Identity: "Who Am I?" 2. The Social Construction of Difference 3. The Cycle of Socialization 4a. Theoretical Foundations of Social Justice Education 4b. Core Concepts of Social Justice Education 5. Five Faces of Oppression 6. Developing A Liberatory Consciousness 7. What is Intersectionality 8. Climate Justice Principles Section 2: Racisms Introduction Context 9. Defining Racism: "Can We Talk?" 10. A Timeline of Racism in The United States 11. The White Racial Frame: A Social Force 12. The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Justice, and U.S. Colonialism 13. Anti-Asian Racism, Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19 14. La conciencia de la mestiza: Toward a New Consciousness 15. The Legal Production of Immigrant "Illegality" 15b. Immigration Timeline 15c. Globalization and Immigration Voices 16. Finding My Eye-dentity 17. Letters to My Son 18. American Hijab: Why My Scarf is a Sociopolitical Statement, Not A Symbol of My Religiosity 19. My Tongue is Divided into Two 20. Locating Myself in Purpose 21. My Class Didn't Trump My Race: Using Oppression to Face Privilege Next Steps 22. The Personal is Political 23. Unity and Solidarity 24. Critical Hope in the Context of Crisis Section 3:Classism Introduction Context 25. How Capitalism Works 25b. Capitalism and Class 26. Class Dismissed 27. Race, Wealth, and Equality 28. Repairers of the Breach: Mapping the Intersections of Poverty, Race, and COVID-19 29. At the Elite Colleges 30. The Hidden Extra Cost of Living with a Disability 31. Captive Labor Voices 32. It's Hard to Be Hungry on Spring Break 33. Bonds of Sisterhood 34. White Poverty: The Politics of Invisibility 35. Born on Third Base 36. Breonna Taylor and Gentrification: It's No Mere Claim Next Steps 37. Resource Guide for Indigenous Solidarity Funding Projects: Honor Taxes and Real Rent Projects 38. Deep Thoughts About Class and Privilege 39. Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work 40. The Growing Divide Charts Section 4: Religious Oppression Introduction Context 41. The Many Faces of Christian Nationalism 42. Examples of Christian Privilege 43. Christian Privilege and the Promotion of "Secular" and Not-So "Secular" Mainline Christianity in Public Schooling and in the Larger Society 44. Racing Religion 45. Maps — A History of Anti-Semitism 46. See You in Court 47. Native American Religious Liberty: Five Hundred Years After Columbus 48. And Let the Church Say "Amen": Racio-spiritual Re-membering as a Pedagogy of Healing Voices 49. Gen Z is Remixing Religion 50. What It's Like Growing Up in the Evangelical Purity Movement 51. Jews in the U.S.: The Rising Cost of Whiteness 52. Oral History of Adam Fattah 52b. Oral History of Hagar Omran 53. Not Wearing the Hijab Did Not Protect Me from Stereotypes 54. Modesto-Area Atheists Speak Up, Seek Tolerance 55. Why Are You Atheists So Angry? Next Steps 56. Creating Identity-Safe Spaces on College Campuses for Muslim Students 57. Guidelines for Christian Allies 58. Critical Reflections on the Interfaith Movement: A Social Justice Perspective Section 5: Sexism, Heterosexism, & Trans Oppression Introduction Context 59. Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression 60. How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States 61. One- Dimensional Queer 62. Indigenous Resurgence and Co-resistance 63. The InterSEXion: A Vision for a Queer Progressive Agenda 64. Bullying As Social Inequality 65. Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About It 66. Pansexual Visibility & Undoing Heteronormativity 67. How Overturning Roe Spreads the Gender-Based Violence Pandemic 68. Editorial: Is Masculinity Toxic? 69. Insiders/Outsiders, Reproductive (In)justice, and the U.S.-Mexico Border 70. The Impact of Juvenile Court on Queer and Trans/Gender-Non-Conforming Youth 71. Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the Twenty-First Century Voices 72. Mutilating Gender 73. Misogynoir Nearly Killed Meghan Markle 74. College Students, Sex Work, and Higher Education 75. Violence Against Women Is A Men's Issue 76. Taking Up Space in the Doctor's Office: How My Racialized Fat Body Confronts Medical Discourse 77. The Unique Harm of Sexual Abuse in the Black Community 78. Mestiza/o Gender: Notes Towards a Transformative Masculinity 79. Not Another Gender Binary: A Call Next Steps 80. Ending Allies Through the Eradication of the Ally (Industrial) Complex 81. Saying 'Pregnant People' Is Even More Critical Post-'Roe' 82. Getting to Why: Reflections on Accountability and Action for Men in Gender Justice Movements 83. Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Day to Honor the Dead and the Living 84. Calling All Restroom Revolutionaries! 85. Why I Marched on Washington—With Zero Reservations Section 6: Ableism Introduction Context 86. Disability in Higher Education 87. Disability in the New World Order 88. Go to the Margins of the Class 89. Disabled Behind Bars 90. Students with Disabilities 91. Skin , Tooth, and Bone (excerpt 1) Voices 92. The isolation of being deaf in prison 93. Post-Traumatic Stress 94. On the Spectrum, Looking Out 95. I'm tired of chasing a cure 96. Brilliant Imperfection, moving through cure Next Steps 97. Recognizing Ableist Beliefs 98. Learning Disability Identity Development 99. Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Promoting Equity in College Classrooms 100. Inclusive Online and Distance Education for Learners with Disabilities 101. Care Work 102. Skin, Tooth, and Bone (excerpt 2) Section 7: Youth & Elder Oppression Introduction Context 103. Understanding Adultism: A Key to Developing Positive Youth-Adult Relationships 104. Young People Deserve Police-Free Schools: Building the Foundation of Liberation 105. Black Lifetimes Matter: How Systemic Racism Shapes the Lives of Black Elders and Youth 106. Power and Social Control of Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Centering Equity in Crisis Response Voices 107. Adultism and Its Impact on Youth and Adult Spaces: A Youth-Led Panel Discussion 108. The Crucial Role of Indigenous Elders as Knowledge-Keepers in Resistance Movements Next Steps 109. An Immediate End of the Criminalization and Dehumanization of Black Youth Across All Areas of Society Including, but Not Limited to, Our Nation's Justice and Education Systems, Social Service Agencies, Media, and Pop Culture 110. Disrupting Adultism in the Climate Change Conversation 111. Taking a Stand Against Ageism at All Ages: A Powerful Coalition 112. What Allies of Elders Can Do 113. Youth Oppression and Social Justice Education Praxis Section 8: Working for Social Justice: Visions and Strategies for Change Introduction 114. Reflections on Liberation 115. Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender 116. What Can We Do? 117. The Cycle of Liberation 118. What is Emergent Strategy? 119. The Four Lies about Social Change Voices 120. Courage 121. The Welder Next Steps 122. Vision-Driven Justice 123. These Are the Times to Grow Our Souls 124. Intergroup Dialogue: Critical Conversations about Difference and Justice 125. Othering and Belonging Institute
