Perspective

Bell Hooks is a renowned author, lecturer, professor and social activist. She has written over thirty books and is a well-known feminist who has fought against the barriers of classism, racism and sexism. She is a highly educated individual, having attained her doctorate in literature. Her qualifications to write about the profound issue of classism in her book, "Where We Stand: Class Matters," are above reproach.

Hooks is doubly qualified in penning this book since she herself has experienced first-hand the impact of classism on one's life. As a black woman, she also brings to the debate the barriers she has faced with classism and how it intersects closely with sexism and racism. Hooks' educational and professional background coupled with her own life experiences brings a personal perspective to the account and provides authenticity and clarity to a harrowing issue that many do not recognize. By drawing on...