January 15, 2006

Extension Engaged - "Privilege, Power and Difference"

Guest: Allan Johnson, Author
A Conversation with author Allan Johnson on the concepts expressed in the latest version of his book, “Privilege, Power, and Difference.” Johnson is also author of the book, “The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy.” Join host Scott Fedale for a stimulating discussion with author Allan Johnson about his theoretical model for thinking about systems of privilege and difference in today’s society and how we can affect these systems.

October 22, 2003

Privilege, Power, and Difference; An interview with author Allan Johnson

Dr. Johnson has worked on issues of privilege, oppression, and social inequality since receiving his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 1972. He has authored a number of books, including "The Gender Knot: Unvraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy (1997); The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life, Practice and Promise (1997), and "The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology."
Program host Scott Fedale will be interviewing Dr. Johnson about his latest book, "Privilege, Power, and Difference" in which he teaches us how to think critically about inequality and oppression without getting mired in guilt or despair