On Boundaries

On Boundaries

In this essay, I discuss the consequences of establishing boundaries and categories and the consequences for peoples, the need to consider insider and outsider categories in the sociological endeavor, and some of the current problems in our society that have been revealed by research and the communi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 2010-03, Vol.25 (1), p.148-160
1. Verfasser: Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
Attorneys
Black communities
Borders
Boundaries
Class
Employment discrimination
Ethnicity
Gender
Gender discrimination
Gender equality
Group analysis
in-groups and out-groups
Intergroup Relations
Men
race
Racism
Sociological Research
Sociological theory
The Forum
White people
Womens rights
Working women
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Zusammenfassung:In this essay, I discuss the consequences of establishing boundaries and categories and the consequences for peoples, the need to consider insider and outsider categories in the sociological endeavor, and some of the current problems in our society that have been revealed by research and the communication of boundary research.
ISSN:0884-8971
1573-7861
DOI:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01162.x