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Synopsis
Best (no affiliation given) bases his textbook on the premise that social divisions are sets of categories and that the social construction of alterity is directly related to both order and social division. He begins with anecdotes of his childhood, revealing his first awareness of social divisions. He then covers divisions of class, disability and mental illness, race, racism and ethnic diversity, gender and sexuality, and state-sponsored social divisions. The volume is interspersed with text boxes containing special vocabulary, concepts, discussion questions and activities. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR