The Reproduction and Maintenance of Inequalities in Interpersonal Relationships

Contemporary racism, sexism, and heterosexism rely on less overt forms of discrimination that preserve the power of the dominant group. This creates issues for people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ folks who must navigate a culture that sees discrimination and inequality as a thing of the past. This edited book makes visible the multitude of subtle ways racism, sexism, and heterosexism persist in an era where many believe such inequalities are in the past. It provides a comprehensive understanding of what inequality looks like in the contemporary United States and how it is reproduced in our everyday relationships. It is a valuable resource for academics, students, activists, and policy makers who want to make more informed decisions that benefit marginalized groups.

Format: Hardback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: IGI Global

Contemporary racism, sexism, and heterosexism all exhibit a common trait: they rely on less overt forms of discrimination that preserve, protect, and mask the power of the dominant group. In this context, racism is colorblind, sexism is gender blind, and heterosexism is sexuality blind. However, this creates a multitude of issues for people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals who must navigate a culture that perceives discrimination and inequality as a relic of the past. Despite the numerous legal, social, and political advancements made by these groups, inequality persists, often in more subtle, covert, and often invisible manners.

This edited book aims to make visible the multitude of subtle ways racism, sexism, and heterosexism persist in an era where many believe such inequalities are a thing of the past. To achieve this, the authors contributing to this book focus on interpersonal relationships, as interpersonal relationships are one of the fundamental places where inequality is reproduced.

The value of this edited volume lies in providing academics, students, and activists with a more comprehensive understanding of what inequality looks like in the contemporary United States and how it is reproduced in our everyday relationships. This information will also be valuable for social justice activists and policy makers who can rely on our research to make more informed decisions that benefit marginalized groups. This book serves as an insightful resource for academicians who are interested in better understanding the ways inequality is reproduced in the contemporary United States, and instructors teaching about how inequality has changed over time, what contemporary inequality/discrimination looks like, and social justice-oriented faculty who want to expose and identify ine.

ISBN-13: 9781668441282