Expanding the human in human rights : toward a sociology of human rights.
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BookPublisher: Boulder, London ; Paradigm Publishers : 2015Description: v, 140 p. : 24 cm.ISBN: 9781612057767.Subject(s): International Human Rights LawDDC classification: 323.3 EXP 2015 Summary: The global struggle for human rights has been, fundamentally, a struggle by oppressed groups against the structures of their oppression. As such, sociological work into the experiences of women, racial and ethnic minorities, children, LGBTQ communities, the mentally ill, and others helps us understand the promises and challenges of pursuing human rights. This book presents the fundamental insights gleaned from the scholarship on groups in society for the study of, understanding of, and ultimately, realization of human rights.
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Contents
1. Sex and gender
2. Aging and the life course
3. Mental health and human rights
4. Racial and ethnic minorities
5. Asia and Asian America
6. Latin/o Sociology
7. Children and youth
8. Race, class, and gender
9. Sexualities
10. Animals and society
11. Disability and society
The global struggle for human rights has been, fundamentally, a struggle by oppressed groups against the structures of their oppression. As such, sociological work into the experiences of women, racial and ethnic minorities, children, LGBTQ communities, the mentally ill, and others helps us understand the promises and challenges of pursuing human rights. This book presents the fundamental insights gleaned from the scholarship on groups in society for the study of, understanding of, and ultimately, realization of human rights.
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