All Rise :Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity

Publication subTitle :Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity

Author: Fuller Robert  

Publisher: Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year: 2006

E-ISBN: 9781605093000

Subject: D01 Class, stratum theory

Keyword: 伦理学(道德哲学),贸易经济

Language: ENG

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In his groundbreaking book Somebodies and Nobodies, Robert Fuller identified a form of domination that everyone has experienced but few dare to protest: rankism, abuse of the power inherent in rank. Low rank—signifying weakness—marks people for abuse and discrimination in much the same way that race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation have long done. In All Rise, Fuller examines the personal, professional, and political costs of rankism and provides compelling models and strategies for realizing a post-rankist world in which everyone's dignity is upheld.

Fuller
makes the case that rankism is the chief remaining obstacle to achieving liberty and justice for all, and shows how we can root it out. He doesn't propose that we do away with rank—without it organizations become dysfunctional—but rather argues for a “dignitarian” society in which rankism is no longer tolerated. He begins by demonstrating how rankism is rife in our social and civic institutions and then explores alternative dignitarian models for education, health care, politics, and religion.

All Rise describes an emerging “politics of dignity” that bridges the conservative-

Chapter

CHAPTER 1: What’s at Stake

Seeing Rankism Everywhere

Lethal Consequences

A Way Out?

CHAPTER 2: Dignity and Recognition

Dignity: A Universal Human Right

Indignity and Malrecognition

What Would a Dignity Movement Look Like?

Stages of the Movement

A Dignitarian Business Model

CHAPTER 3: Models of Dignity

We Are Model Builders

Models Are Everywhere

Models Evolve

Models Are Commonplace

Modeling Our Uses of Power

An Example from Higher Education: A Template for Remodeling Institutions

CHAPTER 4: Dignity in the Workplace

Ten Ways to Combat Rankism in the Workplace

When the Boss Is a Bully

Academia and Civil Service

An Example from the World of Dance

CHAPTER 5: Dignity in Education

Kids Are People, Too

Learning with Dignity

Antibullying Projects

One-Upmanship and Elitism in Academia

Educating a Population of Model Builders

Demystifying Enlightenment—Jefferson Redux

CHAPTER 6: Rankism Can Be Harmful to Your Health

The Evolving Doctor-Patient Relationship

Rankism Among Health Professionals

The Health Benefits of Recognition

Dignity: A Centerpiece of Health Care

CHAPTER 7: The Social Contract in a Dignitarian Society

Institutional Rankism and a Permanent Underclass

The Myth of Meritocracy

Models of “Democratic Capitalism”

CHAPTER 8: The Politics of Dignity

Is Rankism Human Nature?

The DNA of Democracy: Watchdog Processes

Navigating the Ship of State

A Dignitarian Model of Politics

CHAPTER 9: A Culture of Dignity

Fundamentalism and the Dignitarian Perspective

Ideology and the Dignitarian Perspective

Identity in a Dignitarian Culture: A Self Model for the Twenty-First Century

The Self: A Home for Identities

Survival Tips for Dignitarians

A Foreseeable Challenge

CHAPTER 10: Globalizing Dignity

The “Evolutionary Blues”

A World War in My Sandbox

A Dignitarian Alternative to War

What About Bad Guys?

Malrecognition and Counterterrorism

Handling “Domestic Violence” in the Global Village

CHAPTER 11: Religion in a Dignitarian World

Religion: Dignifier of Humankind

Religion and Science

Religion and Values

Religion and the Self

The Eye of God

CHAPTER 12: The Stealth Revolution

A Cautionary Note

The Long-Range View

Democracy’s Next Step

AFTERWORD: All Rise for Dignity

Getting Started

Notes

Resources

Acknowledgments

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