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Categories We Live by: The Construction of Sex, Gender, Race, and Other Social Categories

by Asta

How social categories shape identity and possibility

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How social categories shape identity and possibility

This concise philosophy book examines the social categories through which people are identified and understood, including sex, gender, race, disability, family status, sexuality, and refugee status. It centers on foundational questions: what makes a social category, how such categories persist, and how people come to be placed within them. The subject reaches beyond labels alone, considering how classification can organize self-understanding, everyday action, and access to opportunities. With its focus on the construction of social kinds, the book offers a conceptual entry point into the ways identity and social structure intersect.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in feminist philosophy and social metaphysics
  • Students exploring sex, gender, race, and identity as social categories
  • Those seeking a concise philosophical framework for thinking about classification and inequality

Themes

Social categoriesSex and genderRace and identityDisability and social statusSocial construction

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Book overview

We are women, we are men. We are refugees, single mothers, people with disabilities, and queers. We belong to social categories and they frame our actions, self-understanding, and opportunities. But what are social categories? How are they created and sustained? How does one come to belong to them?

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