Zachary Sunderman

Dilemmas of Allyship

White Anti-Racists and the Challenges of Social Justice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dilemmas of Allyship investigates the contemporary phenomenon of social justice allyship from a novel perspective. Departing from evaluative analyses, Sunderman argues that todayâ s movement is best understood as a set of socially mediated dilemmas, involving contradictions between mutually exclusive sets of motivations and interests.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 156mm x 234mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9781032431994
• ISBN-10: 1032431997
• Artikelnr.: 68099500

Autorenporträt

Zachary V. Sunderman is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, OH.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: "Can a Man Condemn Himself?"
Who Is the "Ally?"
Whiteness Made Problematic
The Case and the Research
Outline of the Work
Chapter 1: Spoiled Selfhood: The Moral Problematic
Racism and Responsibility
The Moral Dilemma in Ally Life
Chapter 2: Suspect Subjectivity: The Epistemic Problematic
Ignorance and Deference
The Epistemic Dilemma in Ally Life
Chapter 3: Managing Dilemma: Strategies of Mitigation
Interactive Mitigation
Cognitive Mitigation
Affiliative Mitigation
Chapter 4: Allyship Reconsidered
Dilemmas of Allyship-and Their Relevance
The Desirability of Dilemma
Conclusion
Appendix: Logic and Methodology
References
Index