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Author Joy, Melanie

Title Powerarchy : Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation
Published Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (209 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 Oppression: A Relational Dysfunction; 2 The Process of Power; 3 Systems of Power; 4 Distortions and Power; 5 Narratives of Power; 6 The Power of Privilege; 7 Transforming Power; 8 Beyond Oppression; Notes; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; L; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author
Summary "Harvard-educated psychologist and Bestselling author Dr. Melanie Joy presents a new, psychology and research based, theory for understanding power as a system that that harms dignity and violates integrity- and offers practical ways for readers to start transforming systems of oppression right away"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Authority.
Control (Psychology)
Political psychology.
Power (Social sciences)
Power, Psychological
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Authority
Control (Psychology)
Political psychology
Power (Social sciences)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 152308667X
9781523086672
9781523086689
1523086688