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“I Don't Want to Be With Those Guys!”: Speaking Up Against Bias and Injustice
Author(s) -
Cerulo Karen A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sociological forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1573-7861
pISSN - 0884-8971
DOI - 10.1111/socf.12371
Subject(s) - injustice , sociology , white (mutation) , raising (metalworking) , racism , judaism , criminology , law , gender studies , political science , theology , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , gene
Demonstrations, rallies, changes to the law, increased prosecutions—all of these things are vital to making sure that all lives—black, brown, or white; female or male; Christian, Jewish, or Muslim; gay or straight—are equally valued by the public and in the execution of the law. But just as important is the stand that ordinary people take in everyday situations… the raising of voice as situations arise in the forums of our lives. Giving voice is the driving force of this essay and the logic behind this special issue of Sociological Forum: Whose Lives Matter?: Violence, Social Control, and the Racial Divide.