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Inequality : a contemporary approach to race, class, and gender / Lisa A. Keister, Darby E. Southgate.
Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2012.Description: ix, 405 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521861960 (hbk.)
- 9780521680028 (pbk.)
- 305.5 KEI 23
- HN90.S6 K45 2012
- SOC026000
Contents:
Summary: "This textbook is designed to teach undergraduate,and some graduate students about basic concepts and research in the study of social stratification and inequality. Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution of people along measures of well-being such as education, income, and wealth. The book starts with an introduction to theories and research methods used in the field. It then applies those methods to a large number of substantive areas that define the contemporary field of stratification research"-- Provided by publisher.
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Table of Contents:
1. Social stratification and opportunities.
2. Explaining stratification: theories and ideas.
3. Understanding stratification: methods of evaluation.
4. Class and the structure of inequality.
5. The upper class and the elite.
6. The middle class and workers.
7. The working poor and the underclass.
8. Social mobility.
9. Education and inequality.
10. Women and their changing positions.
11. Race and ethnicity.
12. Culture.
13. Inequality across the globe.
14. Public policy and social stratification.
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National Law School | 305.5 KEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 26877 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
DescriptionContentsResourcesCoursesAbout the Authors
Table of Contents:
1. Social stratification and opportunities.
2. Explaining stratification: theories and ideas.
3. Understanding stratification: methods of evaluation.
4. Class and the structure of inequality.
5. The upper class and the elite.
6. The middle class and workers.
7. The working poor and the underclass.
8. Social mobility.
9. Education and inequality.
10. Women and their changing positions.
11. Race and ethnicity.
12. Culture.
13. Inequality across the globe.
14. Public policy and social stratification.
"This textbook is designed to teach undergraduate,and some graduate students about basic concepts and research in the study of social stratification and inequality. Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution of people along measures of well-being such as education, income, and wealth. The book starts with an introduction to theories and research methods used in the field. It then applies those methods to a large number of substantive areas that define the contemporary field of stratification research"-- Provided by publisher.
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