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  • 1
    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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  • 2
    ISBN: 9781000007350
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (425 pages)
    Edition: 10th ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.0973
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality -- Thinking about Social Inequality -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Organization of the Book -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Part 1: Extent and Forms of Social Inequality -- Chapter 2 Class, Income, and Wealth -- The Everyday Reality of Class -- Two Views of the U.S. Class Structure -- Emerging Issues in the Shaping of the U.S. Class Structure -- Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States -- U.S. Mobility Over Time -- The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- Chapter 3 Poverty and Welfare -- Historical Roots of U.S. Perspectives on Poverty -- Cultural Values and the Poor -- Myths About the Poor -- Who Are the Poor? -- Current Poverty Programs -- Welfare Since the Reform Act of 1996 -- Perceptions of People on Welfare -- U.S. Poverty and Welfare in Comparative Perspective -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- Chapter 4 Status Inequality -- The Theory of Social Status -- Spheres of Status in the United States -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- Chapter 5 Power -- Portraits of National Power Structure -- Distribution of Political Power -- Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power -- Ruling-Class Unity -- Power Inequality in the Work Experience -- Summary -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions -- Part 2: Causes of Inequality -- Chapter 6 Classical Explanations of Inequality -- Karl Marx (1818-1883) -- Max Weber (1864-1920) -- Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) -- W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) -- Critical Thinking -- Web Connections -- Film Suggestions.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9780367225872 , 9780367225889
    Language: English
    Pages: x, 413 Seiten , Illustrationen, Karten
    Edition: Tenth edition
    DDC: 305.50973
    RVK:
    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 , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781138688551 , 9781138688544
    Language: English
    Pages: xiii, 468 Seiten
    Edition: Ninth edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.0973
    RVK:
    Keywords: Equality ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Soziale Klasse ; USA ; United States Social conditions ; USA ; USA ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; USA ; Soziale Klasse
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781032027371 , 9781032027395
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 403 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Edition: Eleventh edition
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.0973
    RVK:
    Keywords: Equality ; Soziale Klasse ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; USA ; United States Social conditions ; USA ; USA ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; USA ; Soziale Klasse
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  • 6
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    Milton : Taylor and Francis | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9781134995912
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (538 pages)
    Edition: 9th ed.
    DDC: 305.09730000000002
    RVK:
    Keywords: Soziale Ungleichheit ; USA
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