Social inequality and social injustice : a human rights perspective / Evelyn Kallen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kallen, Evelyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Marginality, Social.

Social justice.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xvi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

How can we explain discrimination, oppression and social injustice in democratic societies whose laws and social policies are predicated upon principles of justice and equity for all citizens? This book, by a leading international authority, uses a human rights framework to analyze how group-level inequalities and injustices are socially constructed and maintained, and also how human rights legislation can help such violations to be effectively redressed. Ambitious and topical, the book provides a comparative conceptual perspective designed to shed light on the similarities and differences in the human rights issues facing such diverse populations as: indigenous peoples, racial and ethnic minorities, children and older people, women, gay men and lesbians, disabled people. Drawing upon a wide range of international case material, the book links theory, analysis, policy and practice; this, and its clear introductory style, make it an important text for readers across the social sciences, including sociology, social policy, politics and socio-legal studies.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-213) and index.

ISBN:

0333924266

0333924282

OCLC:

52706203