Privilege

Michael S. Kimmel is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at SUNY at Stony Brook. The author or editor of more than twenty volumes, his books include The Guy's Guide to Feminism (2011), Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (2008), Men's Lives (9th edition, 2013), and Manhood in America: A Cultural History (3rd edition, 2011). He is also founder and editor of Men and Masculinities, the field's premier scholarly journal. Abby L. Ferber is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her many authored, co-authored, and edited books include White Man Falling: Race, Gender, and White Supremacy (1998), Hate Crime in America: What Do We Know? (2000) and The New Basics: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality (2008). She is also co-organizer of the national White Privilege Conference and the Knapsack Institute.

preface Introduction: Toward a Sociology of the Superordinate, by Michael S. Kimmel part one: making privilege visible 1 White Privilege and Male Privilege, by Peggy McIntosh 2 The Black Male Privileges Checklist, by Jewel Woods 3 The Invisible Crutch, by Jessica Shea 4 10 Myths About Legacy Preferences in College Admissions, by Richard D. Kahlenberg 5 The Heterosexual Questionnaire, by M. Rochlin 6 Top Ten Differences Between White Terrorists and Others, by Juan Cole Discussion Questions and Activities, by Abby L. Ferber part two: understanding privilege 7 Privilege, Power, Difference, and Us, by Allan Johnson 8 Hiring Quotas for White Males Only, by Eric Foner 9 Becoming 100 Percent Straight, by Michael A. Messner 10 White-Blindness: The Dominant-Group Experience, by Ashley "Woody" Doane 11 Class: Still Alive and Reproducing in the United States,by Diana Kendall 12 The Everyday Impact of Christian Hegemony, by Paul Kivel Discussion Questions and Activities, by Abby L. Ferber part three: intersections: the complicated reality 13 Seeing Privilege Where It Isn't: Marginalized Masculinities and the Intersectionality of Privilege, by Bethany M. Coston and Michael S. Kimmel 14 Class and Race: The New Black Elite, by bell hooks 15 How Gay Stays White and What Kind of White It Stays, by Allan Berube 16 Questioning Privilege from Within the Special Education Process, by Janet Sauer and Heather Powers Albanesi Discussion Questions and Activities, by Abby L. Ferber part four: making new connections 17 Whiter Shades of Pale: On the Plurality of Whitenesses, by Clifford Leek 18 We Aren't Just Color-Blind, We Are Oppression-Blind!, by Abby L. Ferber 19 Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection, by Patricia Hill Collins 20 Winning Hearts and Minds, by Mark R. Warren Discussion Questions and Activities, by Abby L. Ferber index