ISBN:
9780367225872
,
9780367225889
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 413 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Edition:
Tenth edition
DDC:
305.50973
Keywords:
Equality
;
United States Social conditions
;
USA
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
Abstract:
An introduction to the study of social inequality -- Extent and forms of social inequality -- Class, income, and wealth -- Poverty and welfare -- Status inequality -- Power -- Causes of inequality -- Classical explanations of inequality -- Contemporary explanations of inequality -- Winners and losers -- Sex and gender inequality -- Sexual orientation and inequality -- Racial and ethnic inequality -- Immigration, religion, and place -- Consequences of social inequality -- Inequality, health, and the environment -- Inequality, crime, and criminal justice -- Social change -- Social inequality and social movements -- Policy alternatives.
Note:
Revised edition of the authors' Social inequality, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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