The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and Sexual Orientation - Couverture souple

Rosenblum, Karen; Travis, Toni-Michelle

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0072487828 ISBN 13 : 9780072487824

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002

Synopsis

The Meaning of Difference, is a combined text-reader about the social construction of difference as that operates in American formulations of race, sex and gender, social class, and sexual orientation. It is premised on the conviction that similar processes are operating when we see difference of color, gender, class, and sexuality and that these processes likely also apply to other master statuses such as disability, ethnicity, or national-origin. Three framework essays provide the conceptual structure for the book. Each framework essay is followed by a set of readings that illustrate the concepts developed in the essays. Readings have been selected because they offer analyses that are generalizable to a variety of statuses.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Karen E. Rosenblum is Associate Professor of Sociology and Vice President for University Life at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is a former Director of Womens Studies and the Womens Studies Research and Resource Center and a faculty member in Cultural Studies. Professor Rosenblum received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her areas of research and teaching include sex and gender, language, and deviance.

Toni-Michelle C. Travis is Associate Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She is also a faculty member in the Womens Studies and African American Studies Programs. Professor Travis received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Her areas of research and teaching include race and gender in political participation, and urban politics. She has served as the President of the National Capital Area Political Science Association and the Womens Caucus of the American Political Science Association. She hosts Capital Regional Roundtable, a cable television show, and is a frequent commentator on Virginia politics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0072487828
• ISBN 13: 9780072487824
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 560
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