Download or read book The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, Sexual Orientation, and Disability written by Karen Rosenblum and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.