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Very dense but very good. We often hear that gender, race, and class are just social constructs. In this book Murray meticulously details what years—in many cases decades—of research says about these popular statements.

This book gives you plenty to think about and, I believe, sets a high bar. Disagree with his conclusions? The challenge becomes finding other explanations supported by the data.

The more times I read this the more sense it makes. His recommendations are not what I thought they would be, and I appreciate this.

This is the heart of what people often mean, in my experience, when they talk about racism, sexism, and any other “ism.” Difference in outcome must mean there are systems keeping that person back. Murray wrote this book to review what science says about this premise.

I also appreciate how he separates this idea from equality in each person‘s inherent dignity and treatment under the law.

My #bookspin selection for October is a little bit of controversial pick, but I believe it‘s important to engage in different ideas.

Thanks again to @TheAromaofBooks for organizing!