The social construction of difference and inequality : race, class, gender, and sexuality /

The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, Eighth Edition, surveys how and why the categories of race, class, gender and sexuality are constructed, maintained, experienced and transformed. This popular anthology moves beyond simply discussing various fo...

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Main Author: Ore, Tracy E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2023].
Edition:Eighth edition.
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Summary:The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, Eighth Edition, surveys how and why the categories of race, class, gender and sexuality are constructed, maintained, experienced and transformed. This popular anthology moves beyond simply discussing various forms of stratification and the impact on members of marginalized groups by providing a thorough discussion of how such systems of stratification are formed, perpetuated and interconnected. Each reading ends with critical-thinking questions to help students relate content to their own lives and understand how their attitudes, actions and perspectives may serve to perpetuate a stratified system.
Item Description:Revised edition of the author's The social construction of difference and inequality, [2019].
Physical Description:xvii, 536 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197618967
0197618960