MINOW, MARTHA (1991), Making all the Difference: Inclusion, Exclusion and the American Law, Cornell University Press.  In giving a well-balanced overview of the problem of being different and how difference is defined, the author suggests ways for overcoming unstated assumptions with the simple realization that situations, and in particular legal situations, are less than ideal. (For more information click on the provided link)

YOUNG, IRIS MARION (1990), Justice and the Politics of Difference, Princeton University Press.  This text, in challenging the prevailing philosophical reduction of social justice to distributive justice, critically analyzes concepts of justice to cover issues eluding the distributive model to address the problem of an inclusive participatory framework and argue for group-differentiated policies. (For more information click on the provided link)