Is there a way to simplify this JavaScript code? (same functions for multiple classes)

Question

Hi the code I am trying to simplify is:

  $(document).ready(function(){
    $('.selection0').click(function() {
        $('.selection0').css('background-color', 'white');
        $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow');
    });
    $('.selection1').click(function() {
        $('.selection1').css('background-color', 'white');
        $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow');
    });
    $('.selection2').click(function() {
        $('.selection2').css('background-color', 'white');
        $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow');
    });
    $('.selection3').click(function() {
        $('.selection3').css('background-color', 'white');
        $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow');
    });
    $('.selection4').click(function() {
        $('.selection4').css('background-color', 'white');
        $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow');
    });
  });

I feel like I must be missing something, and that there is a way to make this much cleaner. Thanks!

Edit: I just wanted to clarify the functionality of this code. Basically, each 'selection' class corresponds to span tags around sentences in a paragraph. The code allows the user to highlight exactly one sentence in each paragraph by clicking on it. If it clicks on a different sentence, that sentence will be highlighted while the rest of the sentences in that specific paragraph is deselected.

Answer 1

It would be easier to have a single class and have the following code :

$('.selection').click(function() {        
    $(this).css('background-color', 'white').css('background-color', 'yellow');    
});

Seems like odd code, though... I'm guessing your just wanting it to flash when you click it?

EDIT to Add : Remember, you can have more than one class on an object... ie <div class="selection selection1> etc...

EDIT 2 :

From your update and posted HTML, make all of your spans have the same class and use this :

$('.selection').click(function() {            
    $(this).css('background-color', 'yellow').siblings().css('background-color', 'white');    
});

http://jsfiddle.net/shaneblake/9pF6U/