ABSTRACT
This book offers an uncompromising and rigorous analysis of education and human rights by examining issues related to gender, race, sexuality, disability, and social class. Written as a companion to the very successful U.K. version, this volume reflects the economic, political, social, and cultural changes in educational and political policy and practice in the United States. Offering a comprehensive look at these areas, this book is an essential resource across a wide range of disciplines and for all those interested in education, social policy, and equality.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 4|36 pages
Racism and Education
The Struggle to Achieve Democratic Aims Inclusively in Public Schooling
chapter 5|22 pages
The Making of Sexuality in the United States
Normativity, Heteropatriarchy, and Resisting the “Euphoria” of Androcentric Logic
chapter 7|27 pages
Disability Matters
A Materialist History of Disability under U.S. Settler-Capitalism
chapter 8|25 pages
Disabling Learning Conditions
Ability-Segregated Education and the Creation of Disability
chapter 9|35 pages
Marx and the Marxist Alternative to Neoliberal Capitalism
The Case for a Fully Inclusive Ecosocialism for Today
chapter 10|29 pages
The Hidden Cost of Class Disavowal and the Case for a New Education System
Social Class and Education in the U.S.
