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"Robert Fuller takes the analysis of discrimination beyond racism and sexism to reveal a form of injustice that everyone knows, but no one sees: discrimination based on rank, or "rankism." Low rank - signifying weakness, vulnerability, and the absence of power - marks people for abuse in much the same way that race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation have long done.". "Somebodies and Nobodies explains our reluctance to confront this phenomenon, and argues that abuse based on power differences is no more defensible than that based on differences in color or gender. It unmasks rankism, demonstrating its pervasiveness and corrosiveness in our personal lives, social institutions, and international relations. Illuminating the subtle, often dysfunctional workings of power in all our interactions - whether on the individual, societal, or global level - it presents rankism as the last obstacle to equal opportunity, brings into focus a "dignitarian" revolution that is already taking shape, and offers a preview of a post-rankist world."--BOOK JACKET.

Author
Fuller, Robert W. (Robert Works), 1936-
Publisher
Gabriola Island, Canada: New Society Publishers
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780865714861
Subjects
Sociology, Social Science, Education
Rating
3.43 / 5 (100 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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