Social inequality: forms, causes, and consequences
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 468 Seiten |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xili
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Study of Social Inequality 1
Some Controversial Issues of Substance 4
Issues of Methodology 9
Organization of the Book 11
CriticalThinking 12 • Web Connections 12
PART 1 Extent and Forms of Social Inequality
Chapter 2 Class, Income, and Wealth 15
The Everyday Reality of Class 15
Two Views of U.S. Class Structure 17
Emerging Issues in the Shaping of the U.S. Class Structure
Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States 25
Is the Middle Class Shrinking? 30
Confronting Economic Inequality 35
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization 39
Summary 43 • CriticalThinking 43 • Web
Connections 43 • Film Suggestions 44
Chapter 3 Poverty and Welfare 45
Historical Roots of U.S. Poverty Perspective 45
Explanations and Racialization of Poverty and Welfare 47
Cultural Values and the Poor 48
Myths About the Poor 50
Who Are the Poor? 53
Welfare Reform and Current Poverty Programs 56
An Assessment of the Reform Act of 1996 63
U.S. Poverty and Welfare in Comparative Perspective 66
Summary 67 • CriticalThinking 68 • Web
Connections 69 • Film Suggestions 69
Chapter 4 Status Inequality 70
TheTheory of Social Status 71
Spheres of Status in the United States 74
Veblen sTheory of the Leisure Class 80
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The Importance of Social Status in the Global Arena 89
Summary 91 • Critical Thinking 91 • Web
Connections 91 • Film Suggestions 91
Chapter 5 Political Inequality 92
Portraits of National Power Structure 92
Distribution of Political Power 96
Interlinkage of Economic and Political Power 102
Ruling-Class Unity 104
Power Inequality in the Work Experience 108
Power Inequality in a Global and Globalizing Context 112
Summary 113 • CriticalThinking 114 • Web
Connections 114 • Film Suggestions 114
Chapter 6 Sex and Gender Inequality 115
The Status of Women in the Early United States 116
Gender and Contemporary Labor Force Participation Rates 117
Balancing Work and Home 119
Gender Segregation in Occupations 120
Earnings and Gender 127
Microinequities and MicroaggressionsToward Women 129
GeneralTheories of Sex and Gender Inequality 133
The Global Context and the Impact of Globalization 146
Summary 150 • CriticalThinking 150 • Web
Connections 151 • Film Suggestions 151
Chapter 7 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity/Expression, and Inequality 152
The Complexity of Sexuality and Gender 154
Public Opinion 156
LGBTQ People as Status Groups 160
The Law, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 162
Socioeconomic Profile of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender
People 167
Negative Consequences of Stigmatization 170
Sexuality and Gender Identity in the Global Context 174
Summary 176 • CriticalThinking 176 • Web
Connections 176 • Film Suggestions 177
Chapter 8 Racial and Ethnic Inequality 178
The Meaning and Creation of Race 178
U.S. Racial and Ethnic Relations: An Historical Sketch 181
Racial and Ethnic Inequality Today 185
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Immigration and Inequality 191
White Privilege and the Relational Nature of Racial Inequality 194
Microinequities and Microaggressions Against Racial
Minorities 195
The Intersection of Class, Race, Sex, and Gender 198
Theories of Racial and Ethnic Inequality 203
The Global Context and Globalization 209
Summary 211 • CriticalThinking 212 • Web
Connections 212 • Film Suggestions 212
PART 2 General Explanations of Inequality
Chapter 9 Classical Explanations of Inequality 215
Karl Marx (1818-1883) 215
Max Weber (1864-1920) 223
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) 231
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) 233
Marx, Weber, and Globalization 238
Summary 240 • CriticalThinking 241 • Web
Connections 241 • Film Suggestions 241
Chapter 10 Contemporary Explanations of Inequality 242
Functionalist Theory of Stratification 243
The Social Construction of Inequality 246
Theories of Social Reproduction 250
Labor MarketTheories of Earnings Inequality 256
Theories of Global Inequality 261
Summary 263 • CriticalThinking 264 • Web
Connections 264 • Film Suggestions 264
PART 3 Consequences of Social Inequality
Chapter 11 The Impact of Inequality on Personal Life Chances 267
Basic Life Chances: Physical Health 267
Basic Life Chances: Psychological Health 274
Basic Life Chances: Food and Shelter 280
Life Chances in a Global Context 284
Summary 285 • CriticalThinking 285 • Web
Connections 285 • Film Suggestions 286
Chapter 12 Social Consequences of Inequality 287
Inequality and the Measurement of Crime 287
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Street Crime and Inequality 288
White-Collar Crime, Corporate Crime, and Punishment 300
Hate Crimes and Inequality 303
Social Inequality and Environmental Equity 305
Inequality,Trust, and Societal Well-Being 310
Social Consequences on a Global Scale 311
Summary 313 • Critical Thinking 313 • Web
Connections 314 • Film Suggestions 314
Chapter 13 Social Inequality and Social Movements 315
The Labor Movement 315
The Civil Rights Movement 324
The Women s Movement 332
The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Reemergence of
Student Activism 339
Summary 342 • CriticalThinking 342 • Web
Connections 343 • Film Suggestions 343
PART 4 Stability and Change in the System of
Social Inequality
Chapter 14 Social Mobility and Status Attainment 347
U.S. Mobility OverTime 348
Status Attainment: What Determines How Far One Goes? 353
Mobility among African Americans and Hispanics 361
Patterns of Mobility and Attainment among Women 363
Globalization and Comparative Studies of Mobility 367
Summary 368 • CriticalThinking 369 • Web
Connections 369 • Film Suggestions 369
Chapter 15 Justice and Legitimacy 370
U.S. Attitudes about the Distribution of Income and Wealth 371
What Is a Just Distribution? 373
Bases for the Legitimation of Structured Inequality 376
Summary 385 • CriticalThinking 386 • Web
Connections 386 • Film Suggestions 386
Glossary of Basic Terms 387
References 392
Index 461
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