
Stratification and Differentiation
Mark Kirby(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 2. February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 256 pages
978-0-333-67191-7 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible text explores the staggering rise in inequality in recent years. It includes recent empirical material on all the key dimensions of inequality, including class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability, and considers both classical and new theoretical approaches to the study of these dimensions of social stratification and difference. The exercises and overall active learning approach offer students ample scope to exercise and develop their sociological skills.
Reviews / Votes
'I particularly like the coursework suggestions, as this is a popular subject for students' own research, and there are a wide range of activities involving analysis of newspapers, magazines and television, and monitoring the availability of cultural commodities. These, together with the frequent references to familiar media material, create a relevant and interactive package...I would strongly recommend purchasing a class set.' - Jill Swale, Social Science TeacherMore details
Series
Edition
1999
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-67191-7 (9780333671917)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
MARK KIRBY teaches sociology at Amersham and Wycombe College. He is an assistant examiner for the Associated Examining Board and a member of their sociology subject committee. He is also actively involved with the Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences.
Content
Introduction.- Measuring Social Class.- The Changing Class Structure.- Theories of Class Inequality.- The End of Social Class?.- Gender and Inequality.- Theories of Gender Inequality.- Ethnicity and Inequality.- Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality.- Age, Disability, Locality and Inequality.