Social Inequality and Social Stratification in Us Society

ISBN-13: 9780367233426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 486 str.

Christopher Bates Doob

Opis

Social Inequality and Social Statification in US Society uses a historical and conceptual framework to explain social stratification and social inequality.

Spis treści

Preface; Part 1 The Foundation of Social Stratification and Social Inequality; Chapter 1 The Road to Social Inequality: A Conceptual Introduction; Chapter 2 In Marx’s Wake: Theories of Social Stratification and Social Inequality; Chapter 3 Repeat Performance: Globalization through Time and Space; Chapter 4 Foundation for Social Inequality: Concepts and Structures; Part 2 Class, Race, and Gender; Chapter 5 Heading the Hierarchy: Upper Class or Superclass?; Chapter 6 The Badly Besieged Middle Class; Chapter 7 Working Class: Estranged from Entitlement; Chapter 8 American Poverty: The Dream Turned Nightmare; Chapter 9 Racism: A Persistent American Presence; Chapter 10: Women’s Oppression: Sexism and Intersectionality; Part 3 Addressing Inequalities; Chapter 11: Social Inequality: Besieging the Beast; Glossary; Index