What are some other (preferably fiction) books that'll do the same?
But one other thing I found, is that there is fiction I can read, which is written by members of these communities and which illustrate details of their respective worlds. For example, there are many books which are specifically about the lives of black people in an inner city setting. I expect the same is true of other specific communities and groups.
With that in mind, I started reading an author named Donald Goines[1] who wrote what we generally call "urban fiction." So far I've only read one of his books, specifically Whoreson[2]. And I have to say, it was somewhat eye opening. Relative to my life and upbringing in a rural part of NC, the characters and their lives in this book were something very different from my own experiences. Of course it's important to keep in mind that it is fiction, but I still feel like reading this book was useful for learning to look at things from a different perspective. And it was a good book its own right. I wouldn't say that reading it was purely a didactic exercise. And I do plan to read more of Goines' books. I have two or three on my shelf waiting now.
Another interesting book that I've started, but not yet finished, is titled Black Like Me[3]. It's non-fiction, but radically interesting. It's about how a white man from Texas had his skin artificially darkened back in the late 1950's and spent a lot of time during the era of racial segregation, travelling in the Deep South, disguised as a black man and living the life of a black man. Based on the chunk I've read so far, I highly recommend it.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Goines