Is everyone really equal?: an introduction to key concepts in social justice education

Cover ; Title Page ; Front Matter ; Table of Contents ; Series Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; What is Critical Social Justice? ; Chapter Summaries ; Prologue ; A Parable: Hodja and the Foreigner ; Layers of the Parable ; Chapter 1: How to Engage Constructively in Courses That Take a Critical Social Justice Approach ; An Open Letter to Students ; Guideline 1: Strive for Intellectual Humility ; Guideline 2: Everyone Has an Opinion, Opinions Are Not the Same as Informed Knowledge ; Guideline 3: Let Go of Anecdotal Evidence and Instead Examine Patterns.

Guideline 4: Use Your Reactions as Entry Points for Gaining Deeper Self-Knowledge Guideline 5: Recognize How Your Social Position Informs Your Reactions to Your Instructor and the Course Content ; Grading ; Conclusion ; Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Critical Theory ; Two Dimensions of Thinking Critically About Knowledge ; A Brief Overview of Critical Theory ; Why Theory Matters ; Knowledge Construction ; Example of Knowledge as Socially Constructed ; Thinking Critically About Opinions ; Chapter 3: Culture and Socialization ; What is Culture? ; What is Socialization?

Cultural Norms and Conformity "You" in Relation to the "Groups" to Which You Belong ; Chapter 4: Prejudice and Discrimination ; What is Prejudice? ; What is Discrimination? ; All Humans Have Prejudice and Discriminate ; Chapter 5: Oppression and Power ; What is Oppression? ; Social Stratification ; Understanding the "isms" ; Internalized Dominance ; Internalized Oppression ; Hegemony, Ideology, and Power ; Chapter 6: Understanding Privilege Through Ableism ; What is Privilege? ; External and Structural Dimensions of Privilege ; Internal and Attitudinal Dimensions of Privilege.

Common Dominant Group Misconceptions About Privilege Chapter 7: Understanding the Invisibility of Oppression Through Sexism ; What is an Institution? ; An Example: Sexism Today ; What Makes Sexism Difficult to See? ; Discourses of Sexism in Advertising ; Discourses of Sexism in Music Videos ; Chapter 8: Understanding the Structural Nature of Oppression Through Racism ; What is Race? ; A Brief History of the Social Construction of Race in the United States ; A Brief History of the Social Construction of Race in Canada ; What is Racism? ; Two Key Challenges to Understanding Racism.

Racism Today Dynamics of White Racial Superiority ; Dynamics of Internalized Racial Oppression ; Racism and Intersectionality ; Chapter 9: Understanding the Global Organization of Racism Through White Supremacy ; What is Whiteness? ; White Supremacy in the Global Context ; Common White Misconceptions About Racism ; Chapter 10: Understanding Intersectionality Through Classism ; What is Class? ; Common Class Vernacular ; Class Socialization ; Common Misconceptions About Class ; Examples of Everyday Class Privilege ; Common Classist Beliefs ; Chapter 11: "Yeah, But ... ": Common Rebuttals ; Chaper 12: Putting it all Together ; Glossary ; References ; Index ; About the Authors.