Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 262 g
The Social Construction of Victims
Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 262 g
ISBN: 978-0-8018-4510-9
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
In a provocative examination of the role of law in promoting social change, Kristin Bumiller contents that one effect of antidiscrimination laws has been to perpetuate the victimization of the people they were intended to benefit. Probing the role of legal ideology in "the social construction of everyday life," The Civil Rights Society describes the ways in which the social identity of victims constrains their choices and reinforces their sense of powerlessness.
Whereas previous analyses have documented the ineffectiveness of antidiscrimination measures, Bumiller focuses on the impact of unrelistic expectations about law on people's lives. Grounded in a wide reading of social theory and supported with interview data, The Civil Rights Society reveals an important dimension of the failure of legal action to address many of the most persistent forms of racial and sexual oppression.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Antidiskriminierung (AGG), Gleichbehandlung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface to paperback edition
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Model of Legal Protection
Chapter 2. Law and Ideology
Chapter 3. The Historical Roots of Antidiscrimination Ideology
Chapter 4. The Ideology of the Victim
Chapter 5. The Ethic of Survival
Chapter 6. Legality Enters Life
Chapter 7. Conclusion: Voices Excluded from the Law
Appendix A. List of Interviewees
Appendix B. Interview Schedule
Notes
Bibliography
Index
