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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Blaming the victim Blaming the victim Ryan, William Includes material on education, illegitimacy, health care, housing, criminal justice, repression, and reform. OL15134458W
Pathologies of power Pathologies of power Paul Farmer Pathologies of Power uses harrowing stories of life--and death--in extreme situations to interrogate our understanding of human rights. Paul Farmer, a physician and anthropologist with twenty years o… OL15893773W
Unequal childhoods Unequal childhoods Annette Lareau Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Unequal childhoods expl… OL16027097W
Illusions of prosperity Illusions of prosperity Joel Blau "In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a far-reaching assault on the idea that "the market" knows best. Blau writes that while the share of the national income held by the bottom four-fifths of t… OL1927051W
Omgaan met diversiteit Omgaan met diversiteit Leida Schuringa Studie- en werkboek over de omgang met maatschappelijke en culturele diversiteit. OL24844987W
Respect in a World of Inequality Respect in a World of Inequality Richard Sennett The powerful case for a society of mutual respect. As various forms of social welfare were dismantled though the last decade of the twentieth century, many thinkers argued that human well-being was b… OL7982916W