Feminisms, Gender, Disability, and Fat Studies as Postmodern Concerns

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This chapter examines other possible sources of postmodern grievance and intersectional remuneration. Their specification justifies more identities that could be potentially disadvantaged. In the postmodern tradition, proof of a valid grievance is sufficient if a person’s feelings have been offended. Whether a perceived grievance becomes a transaction cost and rises to the level of market failure is an empirical question that could bankrupt many entrepreneurs.

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Fiet, J.O. (2023). Feminisms, Gender, Disability, and Fat Studies as Postmodern Concerns. In: Entrepreneurship in a Time of Social Justice Advocacy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35463-2_8

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