Author |
Kallen, Evelyn.
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Subject |
Equality.
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Marginality, Social.
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Social justice.
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Human rights.
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Description |
xvi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-213) and index. |
Contents |
A human rights approach -- The human rights perspective : international human rights -- The social construction of inequality -- Prejudice and discrimination : building blocks of social inequality -- The experience of degradation, abuse and the harmful impact of hate -- Equality/equity-seeking protest movements 1 : women's rights -- Equality/equity-seeking protest movements 2 : gay and lesbian rights -- The roots of the aboriginal movement : colonialism and cultural genocide -- Aboriginal rights and new nationhood movements -- Strengths and weaknesses of the current human rights system. |
ISBN |
0333924266 (hardback) |
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0333924282 (pbk.) |
OCLC # |
52706203 |
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