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More recent studies that draw on the metaphor of reflection sometimes consider economic relationships, as in Marxian analysis, but often go further. In addition, art is often used to understand the portrayals of gender, race, sexuality, social class, and other social categories of interest to sociologists, as well as to understand social change. Researchers embarking on a reflection study may start from different intellectual assumptions and use a variety of research techniques. The studies reviewed below illustrate this diversity.