
Social Inequality
Forms, Causes and Consequences
Charles E. Hurst(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 24. August 2006
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464 pages
978-0-205-48436-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Social Inequality is all around us, and its impact on our lives and the social structure of the United States is unmistakable. Changes brought about by technology and globalization have affected international inequality and the socioeconomic position of the Unites States in the world. It is unavoidable that these world-wide changes now occurring will affect all of us. The sixth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences is intended as a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality. My goal is to convey as simply, but as compellingly as I can, a sense of the pervasiveness and extensiveness of social inequality in the United States within a comparative context, to show how inequality can be explained, how it affects all of us, and what is being done about it. Charles E. Hurst
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6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
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Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
714 gr
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978-0-205-48436-2 (9780205484362)
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Content
All chapters conclude with "Summary," "Critical Thinking," and "Web Connections."
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Some Controversial Issues of Substance
Issues of Methodology
Organization of the Book
PART ONE: EXTENT AND FORMS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
2. ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
The Everyday Reality of Class
Two Views of U.S. Class Structure
Technology and the Shaping of U.S. Class Structure
Income Inequality
Is the Middle Class Shrinking?
Wealth Inequality in the United States
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization
3. STATUS INEQUALITY
The Theory of Social Status
Spheres of Status in the United States
Inequality in Appalachia
Globalization and Axes of Social Status
4. POLITICAL INEQUALITY
Portraits of National Power Structure
Distribution of Political Power
Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power
Ruling-Class Unity
Power Inequality in the Work Experience
Power Inequality in a Global and Globalizing Context
5. SEX AND GENDER INEQUALITY
The Status of Women in the Early United States
Present Occupational and Economic Conditions for Women
Microinequities in the Treatment of Women
Theories of Sex and Gender Inequality
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization
6. SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND INEQUALITY
The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender
Public Opinions on Homosexuality
Homosexuals as a Status Group
Discrimination, Legal Confusion, and Sexual Orientation
A Socioeconomic Profile of Homosexuals
Negative Consequences of Stigmatization
Globalization and Sexuality
7. RACIAL AND ETHNIC INEQUALITY
The Meaning and Creation of Race
U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations: An Historical Sketch
Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today
Microinequities in the Treatment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
The Intersection of Class, Race, Sex, and Gender
Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
The Global Context, Immigration, and Globalization
PART TWO: GENERAL EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
8. CLASSICAL EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Max Weber (1864-1920)
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
9. CONTEMPORARY EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
Functionalist Theory of Stratification
Theories of Social Construction and Reproduction
Labor-Market Theories of Income and Earnings Distribution
The Recent Focus on Process Identification
PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
10. THE IMPACT OF INEQUALITY ON PERSONAL LIFE CHANCES
Basic Life Chances: Physical Health
Basic Life Chances: Psychological Health
Basic Life Chances: Food and Shelter
11. DEVIANCE, PROTEST, AND INEQUALITY
Violence in the Family
Inequality and the Measurement of Crime
Street Crime and Inequality
White-Collar Crime, Corporate Crime, and Punishment
Hate Crimes and Inequality
Structured Inequality and Collective Protests
Social Inequality and Environmental Equity
12. SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
The Labor Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Women's Movement
Inequality, Context, and Social Movements: A Synthesis
PART FOUR: STABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
13. SOCIAL MOBILITY AND STATUS ATTAINMENT
Questions Concerning Openness
U.S. Mobility over Time
Comparative Studies of Mobility
Status Attainment: What Determines How Far One Goes?
Mobility and Attainment Process Among African Americans
Patterns of Mobility and Attainment Among Women
14. JUSTICE AND LEGITIMACY: ASSESSMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF INEQUALITY
U.S. Attitudes about the Distribution of Income and Wealth
What is a Just Distribution?
Bases for the Legitimation of Structured Inequality
15. ADDRESSING INEQUALITY AND POVERTY: PROGRAMS AND REFORMS
Addressing Inequality
The Conundrum of Defining Poverty
Levels of and Trends in Poverty
Perceptions of the Poor and Theories of Poverty
Poverty Programs
Flaws in pre-1996 Assistance Programs
Welfare Reform
Suggestions for Reducing Inequality
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Some Controversial Issues of Substance
Issues of Methodology
Organization of the Book
PART ONE: EXTENT AND FORMS OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
2. ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
The Everyday Reality of Class
Two Views of U.S. Class Structure
Technology and the Shaping of U.S. Class Structure
Income Inequality
Is the Middle Class Shrinking?
Wealth Inequality in the United States
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization
3. STATUS INEQUALITY
The Theory of Social Status
Spheres of Status in the United States
Inequality in Appalachia
Globalization and Axes of Social Status
4. POLITICAL INEQUALITY
Portraits of National Power Structure
Distribution of Political Power
Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power
Ruling-Class Unity
Power Inequality in the Work Experience
Power Inequality in a Global and Globalizing Context
5. SEX AND GENDER INEQUALITY
The Status of Women in the Early United States
Present Occupational and Economic Conditions for Women
Microinequities in the Treatment of Women
Theories of Sex and Gender Inequality
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization
6. SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND INEQUALITY
The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender
Public Opinions on Homosexuality
Homosexuals as a Status Group
Discrimination, Legal Confusion, and Sexual Orientation
A Socioeconomic Profile of Homosexuals
Negative Consequences of Stigmatization
Globalization and Sexuality
7. RACIAL AND ETHNIC INEQUALITY
The Meaning and Creation of Race
U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations: An Historical Sketch
Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today
Microinequities in the Treatment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
The Intersection of Class, Race, Sex, and Gender
Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
The Global Context, Immigration, and Globalization
PART TWO: GENERAL EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
8. CLASSICAL EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Max Weber (1864-1920)
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)
9. CONTEMPORARY EXPLANATIONS OF INEQUALITY
Functionalist Theory of Stratification
Theories of Social Construction and Reproduction
Labor-Market Theories of Income and Earnings Distribution
The Recent Focus on Process Identification
PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
10. THE IMPACT OF INEQUALITY ON PERSONAL LIFE CHANCES
Basic Life Chances: Physical Health
Basic Life Chances: Psychological Health
Basic Life Chances: Food and Shelter
11. DEVIANCE, PROTEST, AND INEQUALITY
Violence in the Family
Inequality and the Measurement of Crime
Street Crime and Inequality
White-Collar Crime, Corporate Crime, and Punishment
Hate Crimes and Inequality
Structured Inequality and Collective Protests
Social Inequality and Environmental Equity
12. SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
The Labor Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Women's Movement
Inequality, Context, and Social Movements: A Synthesis
PART FOUR: STABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY
13. SOCIAL MOBILITY AND STATUS ATTAINMENT
Questions Concerning Openness
U.S. Mobility over Time
Comparative Studies of Mobility
Status Attainment: What Determines How Far One Goes?
Mobility and Attainment Process Among African Americans
Patterns of Mobility and Attainment Among Women
14. JUSTICE AND LEGITIMACY: ASSESSMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF INEQUALITY
U.S. Attitudes about the Distribution of Income and Wealth
What is a Just Distribution?
Bases for the Legitimation of Structured Inequality
15. ADDRESSING INEQUALITY AND POVERTY: PROGRAMS AND REFORMS
Addressing Inequality
The Conundrum of Defining Poverty
Levels of and Trends in Poverty
Perceptions of the Poor and Theories of Poverty
Poverty Programs
Flaws in pre-1996 Assistance Programs
Welfare Reform
Suggestions for Reducing Inequality