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Allan G. Johnson (1946–2017) was an American writer and public speaker who worked in the fields of sociology and gender studies. One of his nonfiction works is The Gender Knot: Unraveling our Patriarchal Legacy, about the detrimental effects of the patriarchy. He died of lymphoma.
The Gender Knot: Unraveling our Patriarchal Legacy is a 1997 book by Allan G. Johnson. Johnson explains and addresses the concept of patriarchy and how it deeply affects the lives of both men and women.
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In Privilege, Power, and Difference, Allan Johnson teaches us how to think critically about inequality and oppression without getting mired in guilt or despair. He gently but firmly removes the blinders that keep us from seeing our own privileges and how those privileges harm others.
Praise for allan G. Johnson’s The Gender Knot “Johnson’s book is beautifully written, thoughtful, and provides compelling analyses of patriarchy and the powerful ideology that supports it and inhibits change. it is a guidebook for a life-changing adventure.” —rebecca Bach, Contemporary Sociology
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A llan G. Johnson (1946-2017) was a nonfiction author, novelist, sociologist, public speaker, and workshop presenter who devoted most of his working life to understanding the human condition, especially in relation to issues of social justice rooted in gender, race, and social class.
Jan 1, 2001 · Allan Johnson uses this short book to explain something that's probably not new to anyone who's taken more than an intro class in sociology: what systems of privilege are, how to recognize them, and how to deal with them.
“The Gender Knot, Allan G. Johnson’s response to the pain and confusion that men and women experience by living with gender inequality, explains what patriarchy is and isn’t, how it works, and what gets in the way of understanding and doing something about it.
