عنوان

Challenging diversity : rethinking equality and the value of difference

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

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Challenging diversity : rethinking equality and the value of difference

What challenges are presented by the claim that diversity should be celebrated? How should equality politics respond to controversial constituencies, such as smokers and sports hunters, when they position themselves as disadvantaged? Challenging Diversity brings a new and original approach to key issues facing social, political and cultural theory. Critically engaging with feminist, radical democratic and liberal scholarship, the book addresses four major challenges confronting a radical equality politics. Namely, what does equality mean for preferences and choices that appear harmful; are equality's subjects individuals, groups or something else; what power do dominant norms have to undermine equality-oriented reforms; and can radical practices endure when they collide with the mainstream? Taking examples from religion, gender, sexuality, state policy-making and intentional communities, Challenging Diversity maps new ways of understanding equality, explores the politics of its pursuit, and asks what kinds of diversity does a radical version of equality engender.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge ; New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2004

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 235 p. ; 23 cm.

Other Title Information

Cambridge cultural social studies

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN: 0521539544

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Davina Cooper

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1

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، Pluralism )Social sciences(

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Political aspects ، Group identity

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، Political culture

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Cooper, Davina

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AU

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SE