The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation
by Karen Rosenblum, Toni-Michelle Travis
Category: Social Science

The Meaning of Difference is a text-reader about the social construction of difference as it operates in American formulations of race, sex and gender, social class, and sexual orientation. Following each framework essay is a set of readings that illustrate the concepts and processes described in the essays. The readings have been selected for readability, conceptual depth, and applicability to a variety of statuses.