Shamus Khan

Privilege is a book by Shamus Khan that discusses the idea of privilege and how it affects society. The book is divided into three sections, each of which focuses on a different type of privilege: economic, social, and political. Khan argues that privilege is not simply about having more wealth or opportunities than others; it’s … Read more

In his book, Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School, Shamus Khan, a sociologist, uses his observations, interviews, and analysis of St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire to use St. Paul’s as an example of how or why Privilege exists among the ‘elite’ classes. Shamus Khan argues that both privileges are … Read more