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ften in the underworld language associated with begging-such as "he was a phony crip." The word also occurs as a nickname based on a defining

Ideology and prejudice, of course, abound in all circles of human existence, labeling some groups and individuals as inferior or less than human: people of color, women, the poor, people with different sexual orientations, and the disabled confront the intolerance of society on a daily basis. In nearly no other sphere of existence, how-ever, do people risk waking up one morning having become the persons whom they hated the day before.

Of course, people may identify them-selves. Especially in societies where groups are identified for differential and pejorative treatment,

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dentity is the means by which a person comes to join a social body-all the narratives, ideas, myths, and values that represent the individual's capacity to join a collective.