Inequality and Stratification: Class, Color, and Gender - Softcover

Robert A. Rothman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134573757 ISBN 13: 9780134573755

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1992

Synopsis

This concise and easy-to-read guide discusses the implications of social class, race and ethnicity, and gender—explaining how each relates to economic, social, and political inequality. Its straightforward perspective views the considerations of race and gender as central to a full appreciation of the composition and dynamics of class systems. A five-part organization presents readers with effective coverage of the subject: —Part I gives a broad overview and introduction to the field; Part II provides an expanded discussion of the evolution and institutionalization of industrial class systems; Part III covers the basic elements of inequality: economics, prestige, and politics; Part Four includes separate chapters on life chances and lifestyles as well as class consciousness; and Part V offers an exploration of social mobility.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Using a concise and easy-to-understand style, this guide provides an integrated approach to the implications of social class, minority class, and gender, and explains how each relate to economic, social, and political inequality. The author emphasizes that the considerations of color and gender are central to a full appreciation of the composition and dynamics of class systems. The Second Edition builds on this perspective with the recent outpouring of fresh conceptualizations, new research findings, and data, resulting in a significant and effective reorganization.

From the Back Cover:

This revised text examines the nature of inequality and stratification, social class in America, patterns of inequality, and inheritance and mobility. Featuring new case studies to illustrate salient points in the text, it also offers expanded consideration of stratification in other countries and shows class variations in family structure to illustrate differential life styles. For sociologists, historians and all those interested in black and women's studies and sociology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0134573757
• ISBN 13: 9780134573755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 283