Social Inequality in a Global Age (eBook)

Scott R. Sernau (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023 | 7., Seventh Edition
746 Seiten
Sage Publications, Inc (Verlag)
9781071850930 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Part I Roots of Inequality
Chapter 1 The Gordian Knot of Race, Class, and Gender
Dimensions of an Unequal World
Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the United States
The Development of Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender Across Societies
A Social Network Understanding of Inequality
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Chapter 2 The Great Debate
The Historical Debate
The Sociological Debate
Max Weber and Life Chances
Reframing the Debate
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Chapter 3 The Global Divide: Inequality Across Societies
Worlds Coming Apart and Coming Together
The Double Divide
The Gap Within Nations
The Global Debate
Globalization: The Ties That Bind
Immigration: Seeking to Cross the Divide
The Market Paradox
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
Part II Dimensions of Inequality
Chapter 4 Class Privilege
Wealth and Property
Occupation
Income
Class Structure
Growing Inequality
Death and Taxes: Redirecting Wealth and Income
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Chapter 5 Racial and Ethnic Inequality
A Debt Unpaid: Internal Colonialism
Middleman Minorities and Ethnic Solidarity
The Analytic Debate: Cultures and Structures of Poverty
Colorful Language
The Color of Justice
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
Chapter 6 Gender and Sexual Inequality
When Men Were Men
From Glass Slippers to Glass Ceilings
Work and Family: The Double Burden and the Second Shift
Gender and Class Around the World
Changing Norms on Gender and Sexuality
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
LGBTQ+ Rights
Chapter 7 Status Prestige
The Quest for Honor
Socialization: Acquiring Marks of Distinction
Association: Whom You Know
Lifestyles of the Rich and the Destitute
Tastes in Transition
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Chapter 8 Power and Politics
People Power and Powerful People
Who Rules? The Power Elite Debate
Changing the Rules: Campaign Finance Reform
Global Power: Who Really Rules?
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
Part III Challenges of Inequality
Chapter 9 Moving Up: Education and Mobility
Getting Ahead
Education: Opening Doors, Opening Minds
Ladders With Broken Rungs
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Educational Systems
Making a Difference
Chapter 10 Abandoned Spaces, Forgotten Places: Poverty and Place
Urban Poverty: Abandoned Spaces
The Making and Unmaking of the Postindustrial City
Brain-Gain and Brain-Drain Cities
Suburban Poverty: The Urban Fringe
Rural Poverty: Forgotten Places
Poverty in the Global Ghetto
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
Chapter 11 Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Poverty and Policy
From Welfare to Work
The Challenge of the Margins: Antipoverty Programs
Health Care Reform
Extreme Poverty: Homelessness and Hunger
Poverty Programs Among Advanced Industrial Nations
The Private World of Poverty
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference
Chapter 12 Challenging the System: Social Movements in a Global Age
The Enduring Struggle: The Labor Movement
Gender and Power: The Women’s Movement
Respect and Rights: Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Equal Access
Race and Power: The Civil Rights Movement
The Happiest Places on Earth
One World After All
Key Points
For Review and Discussion
Making Connections
Making a Difference

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.5.2023
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: Class • Class Inequality • Global Inequality • Scott Sernau • Social Action • Social Class • Social Inequality • Social Inequality in a Global Age • Social Stratification • Sociology
• ISBN-13: 9781071850930 / 9781071850930