Monograph analyzing trends in social stratification in the USA - reviews social theories on social stratification, examines the dimensions of inequalities in income distribution and social status based on occupation, sex, ethnic group and ...

The book covers the research on economic inequality, including the social construction of racial categories, the uneven and stalled gender revolution, and the role of new educational forms and institutions in generating both equality and ...

Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Analyze the four major American classes, as well as how race and gender are linked to inequalities in the United States Understand attempts to reduce social inequality ...

Like past editions, this ninth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality.

This text provides coverage of research and theory relating to social stratification in the US and selected international societies.

This book looks at how sociological concepts that were first 'invented' and applied to describe social inequality in Europe were also used to understand and explain inequality in the United States.