Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-213) and index.
Contents
A human rights approach -- The human rights perspective : international human rights -- The social construction of inequality -- Prejudice and discrimination : building blocks of social inequality -- The experience of degradation, abuse and the harmful impact of hate -- Equality/equity-seeking protest movements 1 : women's rights -- Equality/equity-seeking protest movements 2 : gay and lesbian rights -- The roots of the aboriginal movement : colonialism and cultural genocide -- Aboriginal rights and new nationhood movements -- Strengths and weaknesses of the current human rights system.
