Inequality

Inequality: A Contemporary Approach to Race, Class, and Gender offers a comprehensive introduction to the topics animating current sociological research focused on inequality. Contemporary, engaging, and research-oriented, it is the ideal text to help undergraduate students master the basic concepts in inequality research and gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which race, class, and gender interact with systems of social stratification. Following an introduction to theories and research methods used in the field, the authors apply these concepts to areas that define inequality research, including social mobility, education, gender, race, and culture. The authors include up-to-date quantitative evidence throughout. The text concludes by examining policies that have facilitated inequality and reviewing the social movements that in turn seek to reshape those structures. Though primarily focused on the United States, it includes a chapter on stratification across the globe and draws on cross-national comparisons throughout.

Author: Lisa A. Keister, Darby E. Southgate
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/06/2022
Pages: 592
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.50w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781108940665
ISBN10: 1108940668
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | General