Features- The text-reader is divided into four parts, (1) Constructing Categories of Difference, (2) Experiencing Difference, (3) The Meaning of Difference, and (4) Bridging Differences. Each part opens with a Framework Essay in which the authors provide a conceptual framework for analyzing the subsequent readings.
- Provides an integrated analysis of race, sex and gender, social class, and sexual orientation, with equal attention given to each topic, and provides an analysis that can be extended to other master statuses such as disability.
- Boxed inserts throughout the book offer first-person accounts from real people, many of them students themselves, which makes the material more meaningful for students.
- Includes a chapter providing an accessible discussion of important Supreme Court cases affecting the rights of those in race, sex, social class, sexual orientation, language, and disability categories. The chapter identifies the key issues in each court case to maximize students’ understanding.
- Discussion questions accompany each reading.
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education