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General Social Justice Resources

Books, Book Chapters, & Journal Articles:

• Adams, M. (2000). Readings for diversity and social justice. New York ; London: Routledge.

  The first reader to cover the scope of oppressions in America, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice covers six thematic issues: racism, sexism, Anti-Semitism, heterosexism, classism and ableism. The Reader contains a mix of short personal and theoretical essays as well as entries designed to challenge students to take action to end oppressive behavior and to affirm diversity and racial justice. Each thematic section is broken down into three divisions: Contexts; Personal Voices; and Next Steps and Action. The selections include over 90 essays from some of the foremost names in the field-bell hooks, Cornel West, Michael Omi, Iris Marion Young, Gloria Anzaldua, Michelle Fine, Gloria Steinem, Richard Rodriguez, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Michael Kimmel, Patricia Hill Collins and many other distinguished scholars.

• Andersen, M. L., & Collins, P. H. (1998). Race, class, and gender : an anthology (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub. Co.

  Acclaimed by reviewers, instructors, and students as the most powerful book of readings on race, class, and gender available today, this anthology is filled with articles that will undoubtedly shake up previously held views. Not only do these readings illustrate how the structure of race, class, and gender in society has significant consequences for different groups, they also explore how people have made a difference in their own lives and how they have changed society at large with their efforts.

• Goodman, D. (2001). Promoting diversity and social justice : educating people from privileged groups. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications Inc.

  This book offers educational and psychological perspectives to inform practice and increase options in addressing conflict situations. The first part of the book helps the educator understand the reasons for resistance and ways to prevent it. The second part explains how educators motivate dominant groups to support social justice. This book is an excellent resource for group facilitators, counselors, trainers in classrooms and workshops, professors, teachers, higher education personnel, community educators, and other professionals involved with educating others about diversity and equity.

• Rothenberg, P. S. (1998). Race, class, and gender in the United States : an integrated study (4th ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.

  A comprehensive collection of essays that focus on similarities and differences between and among forms of oppression and emphasize the ways in which issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality intersect.

• Weber, L. (2001). Understanding race, class, gender, and sexuality : a conceptual framework. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

  This is the first text in the rapidly growing study of the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the United States today. Using clear and accessible language, analysis of case studies, and a progression of questions for critical reflection, the text presents a conceptual framework for the analysis of the interlocking nature of race, class, gender, and sexuality systems of oppression. The framework illustrates that race, class, gender, and sexuality are: socially constructed, historically and globally specific power relations that are simultaneously expressed at the macro/institutional and the micro/individual levels. The analysis presented is complex, addresses the intersections of oppressive systems without rank ordering them, and points toward effective strategies to promote social justice.