Social inequality : forms, causes, and consequences /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Pearson/Allyn & Bacon,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
Table of Contents:
- An introduction to the study of social inequality
- Economic inequality
- Status inequality
- Political inequality
- Sex and gender inequality
- Sexual orientation and inequality
- Racial and ethnic inequality
- Classical explanations of inequality
- Contemporary explanations of inequality
- The impact of inequality on personal life chances
- Social consequences of inequality
- Social inequality and social movements
- Social mobility and status attainment : openness in U.S. society
- Justice and legitimacy : assessments of the structure of inequality
- Addressing inequality and poverty : programs and reforms.