Undoing Privilege: Unearned Advantage in a Divided World

Bob Pease argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has received insufficient attention in critical theories and social change practices. The second edition of Undoing Privilege extensively revises the six sites of privilege to reflect policy shifts and new social movement initiatives, and includes four new chapters on anthropocentrism, cisgender privilege, adultism, and Christian privilege. It demonstrates how members of privileged groups can engage critically with their own dominant position and form relations of solidarity against oppression and their unearned privilege.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

For every group that is oppressed, another group is privileged. In his book "Undoing Privilege," Bob Pease argues that privilege, often overlooked as the other side of oppression, has received insufficient attention in critical theories and social change practices. This has allowed dominant groups to reinforce their dominance. The second edition of "Undoing Privilege" extensively revises the six sites of privilege from the first edition: Western dominance, class elitism, white and patriarchal privilege, heterosexual and able-bodied privilege, and anthropocentrism. It also includes four new chapters on cisgender privilege, adultism, and Christian privilege. Pease emphasizes that while many people may experience oppression on one level, they are also privileged on another. He explores how members of privileged groups can engage critically with their dominant position and form alliances against oppression and their unearned privilege. The second edition introduces new theoretical developments in privilege theory, collective responsibility, complicity in systemic injustice, and allyship. It is a crucial resource for anyone committed to developing theories and practices for a more socially just world.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913441135
Edition number: 2 ed