The Objectification Spectrum
Author | : John M. Rector |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199355419 |
ISBN-13 | : 019935541X |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "Rector introduces readers to his model by invoking a familiar story from antiquity - Plato's Allegory of the Cave - though in this case the emphasis is on how the people in the cave view the shadows as one-dimensional images (objects) without any humanity until the prisoners are lead from the cave and shown the fullness of their fellow human beings. Rector then identifies a series of dispositional and situational factors in our lives that contribute to our tendencies to objectify one another before offering some practical suggestions for transformation - beginning with ourselves and extending outward to group and community dynamics and eventually to a grander scale."--Provided by publisher.