Privilege (sociology)
In sociology, privilege is understood to mean the assumption that certain rights or advantages are only available to certain people or groups. The term is often used in the context of social inequality, particularly with regard to age, disability, ethnic or racial classification, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and / or social class. Common examples would be access to higher education or housing. Privileges can also be experienced emotionally or psychologically, for example in relation to security and personal self-confidence, or with a sense of belonging or worth in society. It started out as an academic concept but has since become popular outside of it as well.
The analysis of privileges and social groups reveals a variety of perspectives. Lawrence Blum criticizes the limitations of the term, such as the inability to distinguish between concepts of “spared injustice” and “unjust enrichment”, and its tendency to merge different groups.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Twine, France Winddance (2013): Geographies of Privilege . Ed .: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-51961-6 , pp. 8-10 .
- ^ Kimmel, Michael S .: Privilege: A Reader. Westview Press, ISBN 0-8133-4426-3 , pp. 1, 5, 13-26 .
- ↑ Hadley Freeman: Check your privilege! Whatever that means. June 5, 2013, accessed August 8, 2017 .
- ↑ Blum, Lawrence: Theory and Research in Education. 2008, accessed August 8, 2017 .