Expanding the Human in Human Rights: Toward a Sociology of Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9781612057767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 192 str.

David L. Brunsma; Keri E. Iyall Smith; Brian K. Gran

Opis

As the influence of sociologists' and sociological insights has greater impacts on human rights scholarship, so do key sociological concerns with groups, collective identity, social inequality, and collective action. 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.

Spis treści

Introduction, David L. Brunsma, Keri E. Iyall Smith, Brian K. Gran; Chapter 1 Sex and Gender, Barbara Gurr, Nancy A. Naples; Chapter 2 Aging and the Life Course, Robin Shura, Rachel Bryant; Chapter 3 Mental Health and Human Rights, Giedré Baltrušaityté; Chapter 4 Racial and Ethnic Minorities, James M. Thomas, David L. Brunsma; Chapter 5 Asia and Asian America, Mary Yu Danico, Phi Hong Su; Chapter 6 Latina/O Sociology, Rogelio Sá, Karen Manges Douglas, Maria Cristina Morales; Chapter 7 Children and Youth, Brian K. Gran; Chapter 8 Race, Class, and Gender, Mary Romero, Nancy A. Naples; Chapter 9 Sexualities, Mary Bernstein; Chapter 10 Animals and Society, Victoria Johnson, John Sanbonmatsu; Chapter 11 Disability and Society, Jean M. Lynch; S92 Discussion Questions and Additional Resources;

O autorze

David L. Brunsma is Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech. Keri E. Iyall Smith is Associate Professor of Sociology at Suffolk University. She is the author of The State and Indigenous Movements. Brian K. Gran is Associate Professor of Sociology and Law and a former lawyer whose comparative research examines the utility of human rights in public and private settings. His publications have appeared in The International Journal of Children’s Rights and Child Welfare.