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

Rothman, Robert A.

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9780134573755: Inequality and Stratification: Class, Color, and Gender

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.

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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.

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