This groundbreaking and eloquently written book explains how and why people are wedded to the notion that they belong to differing human kinds--tribe-type categories like races, ethnic groups, nations, religions, casts, street gangs, sports fandom, and high school cliques.
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This groundbreaking and eloquently written book explains how and why people are wedded to the notion that they belong to differing human kinds--tribe-type categories like races, ethnic groups, nations, religions, casts, street gangs, sports fandom, and high school cliques.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
In US and Them Berreby uses a wide array of theories to examine how we create our human kind categorize. He presents and argues the shortcoming of the entitivaity theory which is that human kinds are actual entities. He also presents and argues against social construcivism. That is that human kinds do not exist at all and are merely socially constructed. He thinks of human kinds as relationshal. They reflect relationships among people. It is an interesting book with lots of examples to illucidat these theories that will be familiar to a north american audience. The book is not written in a linear fashion and the reader might feel frustrated since they cannot easily discern the main points. The organization of the book is its main downfall. The numerous examples at times overwhelming make this work an entertaining read.