
The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality
Dennis L. Gilbert(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 10. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-4129-7965-8 (ISBN)
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Description
In this Eighth Edition of his acclaimed and thought-provoking text, author Dennis Gilbert explores historical and contemporary empirical studies of class inequality in America through the lens of nine key variables. Focusing on the socioeconomic core of the American class system, Gilbert describes a consistent pattern of growing inequality in the United States since the early 1970s. In his search for the answer to why class disparities continue to increase, Gilbert examines changes in the economy, family life, and politics, drawing on vivid first-person accounts to illustrate the human emotion wrapped up in class issues.
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-7965-8 (9781412979658)
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Person
Dennis Gilbert is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Hamilton College. His publications include The Oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America, 1880 to 1970 (2017), Mexico's Middle Class in the Neoliberal Era (2007), and Sandinistas: The Party and the Revolution (1991).
Content
About the Author
Preface
1. Social Class in America
2. Position and Prestige
3. Social Class, Occupation, and Social Change
4. Wealth and Income
5. Socialization, Association, Lifestyles, and Values
6. Social Mobility: The Societal Context
7. Family, Education, and Career
8. Elites, the Capitalist Class, and Political Power
9. Class Consciousness and Class Conflict
10. The Poor, the Underclass, and Public Policy
11. The American Class Structure and Growing Inequality
Glossary
Bibliography
Note on Statistical Sources
Credits
Index
Preface
1. Social Class in America
2. Position and Prestige
3. Social Class, Occupation, and Social Change
4. Wealth and Income
5. Socialization, Association, Lifestyles, and Values
6. Social Mobility: The Societal Context
7. Family, Education, and Career
8. Elites, the Capitalist Class, and Political Power
9. Class Consciousness and Class Conflict
10. The Poor, the Underclass, and Public Policy
11. The American Class Structure and Growing Inequality
Glossary
Bibliography
Note on Statistical Sources
Credits
Index