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Class Privilege

By: Janice Hua Xu
In: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media
Edited by: Mary Kosut
Subject:Media & Gender, Sociology of Gender

Class privilege derives from an economic, wealth-based hierarchy in society. Like other forms of privilege (such as white privilege or male privilege), class privilege is a result of the power relationship that produces it. Karl Marx believed that a system of ...

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  Xu, J. (2012). Class privilege. In M. Kosut (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender in media (pp. 38-39). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n15
  
  Xu, Janice Hua. "Class Privilege." In Encyclopedia of Gender in Media, edited by Kosut, Mary, 38-39. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n15.
  
  Xu, J. 2012. Class Privilege. In: Mary Kosut Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Gender in Media, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 38-39 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n15> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Xu, Janice Hua. "Class Privilege." Encyclopedia of Gender in Media. Edited by Mary Kosut. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 38-39. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218540.n15.
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