Recognition and Difference

Book excerpt: Exploring how difference and multiculturalism take on the arguments of universalist humanism, 13 articles are presented by Lash (sociology, U. of London, UK) and Featherstone (sociology and communication, Nottingham Trent U., UK). Examining the problems posed by multiculturalism from the perspective of cultural sociology and cultural studies, the discuss how questions of recognition of identity and status affect claims to a moral order of justice and how difference (in the sense of flux and indeterminacy) affect questions of recognition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR