Introducing Social Stratification : : The Causes and Consequences of Inequality / / Kasturi DasGupta.
Does everyone in the US have an equal chance to "make it"? What explains the enduring power of racism and sexism? How does our sociopolitical system generate inequality? These are just a few of the questions explored in this accessible introduction to the complex problem of social stratifi...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2015 |
| Yayın Tarihi: | 2022 |
| Dil: | English |
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| Fiziksel Özellikler: | 1 online resource (450 p.) |
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İçindekiler:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Exploring Inequalities
- Part 1 Structures of Inequality
- 2 Our Divided Society Today
- 3 How Inequality Shapes Life Chances
- 4 The Nature of the Economic System
- 5 Globalization and Changing Economic Structures
- 6 The Political Economy of Inequality
- 7 Education: The Great Equalizer?
- Part 2 Intersecting Systems of Inequality
- 8 Making Sense of Intersecting Inequalities
- 9 Gender
- 10 Race
- 11 Nativism, Citizenship, and Colonialism
- Part 3 Is Change Possible?
- 12 Advocating for Workers
- 13 Seeking Alternative Social Futures
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book