About Class
But what is class? Classism is differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class. Classism is the systematic oppression of subordinated class groups to advantage and strengthen the dominant…
Race & Class
Class Action’s Race/Class Intersections Program aims to create new understandings of the intersections between race and class, and provide strategies to help people of color respond to classism within and beyond…
Bibliography
Annotations come from Class Action staff, or excerpted descriptions by “Publisher’s Weekly,” “Library Weekly,” “Booklist,” and other reviews. Class Action does not assume any responsibility for the content of these resources…
Films
Check out our YouTube Channel Films on Class, Wealth, Power, Resistance, and Social Justice Below is a listing prepared by Paul Kivel in his book, You Call This Democracy? (Apex Press,…
Poor and Working Class
Links Poverty: http://mswonlineprograms.org/poverty-hunger A compilation of 99 local and national anti-poverty and hunger organizations, created as an online resource for social workers. http://www.prrac.org/ Poverty Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) is a…
Middle Class
The United States thinks of itself as a “middle-class country,” but nobody — not sociologists, economists, or the U.S. Census Bureau –have a precise definition what it means to be middle…
Wealthy Owning Class
Not surprisingly, there is an entire infrastructure of resources available to people grappling with issues related to having wealth. These include personal growth, investment services, philanthropic advisory services, networks, support groups,…
Cross Class
CROSS-CLASS COUPLES Being in a cross-class couple provides opportunities as well as challenges. Since many of us grow up in a class-segregated way, we have much to learn about the experience…
Class and Education
Class differences often appear in schools and on college campuses, yet few resources exist for dealing with class issues in these settings. Class Action has specific resources for discussing class issues…
Gender and Class
Race, class, and gender are closely linked. In order to deal with classism we need to deal with racism and sexism. Gender and Class Resources www.napawf.org National Asian Pacific American Women’s…
Class & Religion
Articles “Social Class and Religion” by Stephanie Y. Mitchem from Cross Currents Magazine, Fall 2005 “The Impact of The American Dream On Evangelical Ethics” by Wyndy Corbin from Cross Currents Magazine,…
Resources for Children
Books About Class for Children 1. Anyplace but Here: Young, Alone, and Homeless – What to Do Written by Ellen Switzer Numerous interviews with teenage runaways inform a close-up look at…
