Subverting The Power Of Prejudice

Subverting the Power of Prejudice (2006) by Sandra L. Barnes – IVP Academic
ISBN: 9780830833399 | Condition: Good | From Crappy Old Books

Prejudice: it’s older than the printing press, stickier than chewing gum on a shoe, and unfortunately just as widespread. In Subverting the Power of Prejudice (2006), sociologist Sandra L. Barnes takes on the hard questions of race, class, faith, and community, and shows how individuals and institutions can push back against the systems that keep people boxed in. This isn’t armchair theory—it’s a thoughtful, data-rich, and hope-filled exploration of how to dismantle bias and build something healthier in its place.

This particular copy comes to you in good condition—which, in Crappy Old Books language, means it has clearly been read, possibly wrestled with in a graduate seminar, maybe even bristled with a few underlinings in the margins (though none so fierce as to ruin the text). The spine is holding up, the pages are all present, and the cover shows the kind of light wear that suggests it once lived in a backpack full of other earnest academic paperbacks.

Inside, Barnes draws on sociology, theology, and lived experience to address prejudice not only as a personal failing but as a social force that can be resisted and reshaped. She brings the subject down to earth with case studies, real-life examples, and practical strategies. This is not about finger-wagging—it’s about empowerment, about understanding how prejudice works so that it can be undone.

For students, it’s an accessible introduction to a complex topic. For educators, it’s a resource that sparks dialogue rather than shuts it down. And for general readers, it’s a reminder that big change starts in small, sometimes uncomfortable, but ultimately transformative conversations.

So here it is: Subverting the Power of Prejudice, a 2006 IVP Academic title in good, honest, slightly-travelled condition. Not pristine, but then again, neither is the world it’s trying to change.

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