Origins of Inequality in Human Societies

ISBN-13: 9780367874636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 250 str.

Bernd Baldus

Opis

Origins of Inequality presents an original theoretical explanation of one of the most controversial results of human cultural evolution. It examines causes of past and present inequality structures, looks at the factors responsible for their persistence and change, and explores issues of distributive justice and options for greater equa

Spis treści

1. Dimensions of inequality

2. Contested terrain. The rise of modern theories of social inequality

3. Sociological theories: classical paradigms

4. Inequality’s inner secrets. The cultural evolution of social inequality.

5. Variation: pathways to inequality

6. Selection: self-reinforcement and social control

7. Possible worlds: pathways to equality

8. Epilogue

O autorze

Bernd Baldus is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada.