ISBN:
9781000626865
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (426 pages)
Edition:
11th ed.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.0973
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality -- Thinking about Social Inequality -- Inequality in the United States in Global Context -- American Perceptions of Inequality -- Is Inequality Desirable or Undesirable? -- Is Inequality Inevitable? -- Key Terms and Usages -- Social Inequality and Stratification -- Globalization -- Intersectionality -- Representing Race and Ethnicity -- Gender-Neutral Language Choices -- Organization of the Book -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- PART 1: Extent and Forms of Social Inequality -- 2. Poverty, Wealth, and Inequality -- Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States -- Income and Wealth Defined -- Income and Wealth in US History -- Income Inequality: Trends from 1980 to Today -- Wealth Inequality: Current Trends -- Understanding Poverty in the United States -- Theoretical Explanations for Poverty -- Who Are the Poor? -- Dimensions of Poverty -- US Poverty and Welfare in Comparative Perspective -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- 3. Class, Governmental Policy, and Mobility -- The Everyday Reality of Class -- Two Views of the US Class Structure -- Socioeconomic Definition of Class -- Marxist View of the Class Structure -- A Hybrid Model -- Transfer Payments and Class -- Social Insurance Programs -- Public Assistance Programs -- Taxation Policy and Class -- The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Inequality -- Minimum Wage Policy and Class -- Trade Policy and Class -- Mobility -- Mobility from 1850s to 1990s -- Current US Mobility Patterns -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- 4. Status Inequality -- Theories of Social Status -- Status Groups.
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