The Construction of Human Kinds

The Construction of Human Kinds
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780198755678
ISBN-13 : 0198755678
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Book Synopsis The Construction of Human Kinds by : Ron Mallon

Download or read book The Construction of Human Kinds written by Ron Mallon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Mallon explores how thinking and talking about kinds of person can bring those kinds into being. He considers what normative implications this social constructionism has for our understanding of our practices of representing human kinds, like race, gender, and sexual orientation, and for our own agency.


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